Euro Weekly News - Costa del Sol 20 - 26 January 2022 Issue 1907

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EVEN though a visit from offi‐ cials of the European Com‐ mission to Gibraltar, which will also take in the Spanish side, occurred during the week of January 17, the UK and Gibraltar are still getting ready for No Negotiated Out‐ come (NNO).

Gibraltar hopes that the visit by the European Union (which appears less inclined than the Spanish Govern‐ ment to implement the in‐ principle agreement reached between Britain, Gibraltar and Spain on December 31, 2020) will help the officials to understand the unique situa‐ tion.

All parties have to be pre‐ pared for a deal or no deal which resulted in the UK‐ Gibraltar Board, which super‐ vised preparations for a NNO meeting virtually on January 17.

The meeting was chaired jointly by the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia MP and the new UK Minister for Europe Chris Heaton‐Har‐ ris MP, in what was their first meeting.

The Minister expressed his desire to visit Gibraltar in or‐ der to obtain a better under‐ standing of the situation on the ground.

MADRID TAKE OVER Credit: Malaga Provincial Council

Gibraltar EU visit

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Coast promoted MADRID’S best‐known square has been taken over by the Cos‐ ta del Sol to promote the holi‐ day destination during the Fitur travel exhibition.

Tourism Costa del Sol, part of the Malaga Provincial Council, arrived in the iconic Puerta del Sol to take over three huge hoardings normally reserved for major international consumer brands with an advertising cam‐ paign which will last for two weeks.

The president of Costa del Sol Tourism, Francisco Salado ex‐ plained that the campaign, whose motto is ‘The door to the Costa del Sol’, is expected to reach nearly three million peo‐ ple and he highlighted the fact that currently the national mar‐ ket is very important to the hos‐ pitality industry.

Although some may complain about the number of Madrileños who descend during the holiday seasons, it’s a fact t h a t t h e c i t y o f M a d r i d c o n‐

tributes almost 30 per cent of all national tourists visiting the Costa del Sol. The Puerta del Sol is consid‐ ered the nerve centre of Madrid and one of the most visited tourist spots in the capi‐ tal and it is estimated that around 150,000 people circu‐ late through this square every day, making it a highly valued space.

Costa del Sol Tourism took a 300‐metre stand at Spain’s largest tourist exhibition Fitur which runs from January 19 to 23 where the entire province will be promoted along with 200 professionals and 50 town councils.

The Costa del Sol will also be present on three buses which will be circulating around the Spanish capital during the days of the fair, equipped with a QR code that gives access to a chat‐ bot that, through an artificial intelligence tool, promotes the Coast.

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World Rugby Sevens BACK in 1976, one of the world’s first sponsored rugby tournaments took place with just nine inter‐ national teams taking part in the first Hong Kong Sevens tournament.

Now, the concept of seven‐a‐side rugby is incred‐ ibly popular which each match lasting just seven minutes each half, creating an incredibly fast match which excites the crowds who nowadays arrive in fancy dress to enjoy the party atmosphere.

The HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series promoted

by Kiwihouse arrives in Spain for the first time with 16 men’s and 12 women’s teams competing in a series of non‐stop action matches.

Sadly, there will be no All Blacks as New Zealand’s men’s and women’s teams are unable to travel due to the pandemic, but this is unlikely to dampen en‐ thusiasm as the matches take place at the Estadio Cuidad de Malaga from Friday January 21 to Sun‐ day January 23.

The stadium is located in an urban area in the FUENGIROLA joins Red Espacios sin Barreras to recognise and in‐ clude those who have to cope with disability of different kinds.

Mayor Ana Mula said “Fuen‐ girola is an open, inclusive and friendly town in which all citizens have a place.

“For years, from my govern‐ ment team we have been seek‐ ing that Fuengirola be a munici‐

Malaga welcomes the HSBC World Rugby Sevens.

southwest of Malaga, only seven kilometres away from the city centre. It has a very limited capacity, only 7,616 lucky ones will be able to enjoy the tour‐ nament.

Tickets are available at https://proticketing.com/rugbysevenseriesmalaga.

Help for special needs pality of all and for all.

“That is why there are many initiatives that we have been launching and whose common objective is to create a comfort‐ able and passable town for ev‐ eryone.”

There are different measures

that are being carried out by the council such as the inclusion of access ramps and lower steps in all projects, street remodelling, the creation of more car parks reserved for people with re‐ duced mobility and adapting beaches.

Tobacco smuggling TOBACCO smuggling out of Gibraltar reduced during Christmas or there were fewer smugglers being ap‐ prehended.

The first major catch, just

revealed by Gibraltar Cus‐ toms several days later con‐ cerned a report of a fast‐ moving boat travelling in Gibraltar waters at around 2.20am on Saturday Jan‐

uary 8. The report suggest‐ ed that the small speed boat may have been in‐ volved in an attempt to smuggle tobacco products into Spain.

Officers on board HMC Seeker were deployed im‐ mediately in response and upon arriving at the loca‐ tion, a search was conduct‐ ed of the area and a small RHIB was located by the shoreline of Westview Park.

On board the RHIB (which itself is a prohibited vessel in Gibraltar) was a large number of cases of cigarettes and officers could see a number of similar cas‐ es floating in the water.

A second customs vessel was called to help remove the abandoned RHIB and also collect the floating cas‐ es and in the event, some 550 cartons of cigarettes of various brands as well as 9,600 grams of rolling to‐ bacco were seized along with the RHIB.

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NIBS EXTRA Davis Cup THE Marbella Council is looking for up to 100 vol‐ unteers who would like to be involved as stewards for the Davis Cup meeting between Spain and Roma‐ nia on March 4 and 5. Ap‐ plications can be made on the municipal website be‐ fore February 20.

Voluntary contribution IN some countries, when bidding for a contract, the potential supplier has to record the amount being paid in bribes, in Estepona, those entering into signifi‐ cant contracts with the council are encouraged to allocate 0.7 per cent of the value to the council.

Cultural Centre FIVE proposals have been received by Fuengirola Council following the clo‐ sure of the competition to submit ideas for the con‐ struction of the proposed five storey Theatre and Cultural Centre with a prize of €17,545 for the winning concept which will replace the existing museum.

Caminito del Rey THE new management of the Caminito del Rey has put tickets on sale for vis‐ its between now and June 19 for agencies and the general public. Cost is €10 for a general ticket and €18 for a guided tour which may be purchased at www.caminitodelrey. info.

In memoriam MEMBERS of the Malaga Council stood outside City Hall on January 18 to maintain a minute of si‐ lence in memory of the last confirmed victim of gender‐based violence, a woman murdered in Tudela (Navara), on Jan‐ uary 8. Sadly, such silences will no doubt continue during 2022.

AURELIE DIAS from Bena‐ havis village is just 11 years old. Yet, she is taking on a huge challenge for a good cause. Aurelie is going to climb to the peak of La Concha from Istan to raise funds and awareness for rheumatoid arthritis.

The funds will go to a family friend called Sarah, who lives in South Africa and suffers from this painful and incurable illness. She works but needs help with her ongoing medical ex‐ penses because South Africa does not offer free healthcare for the illness.

She cannot survive without medical help and treat‐ ment.

Sarah’s illness affects her immune system and expos‐ es her to other illnesses. She has ‘soft bones,’ which

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Aurelie’s climb You can get involved via Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/landmarkjourney/.

And follow the journey here: https://www.facebook.com/alisondias12345 You can donate funds here: https://gofund.me/75da46f5

break very easily, and she has broken her spine and leg. She urgently needs to

AGE concern - Our commitment IT seems that the Covid virus is not going away any time soon and are worrying times for everyone.

At Age Concern we under‐ stand and are not sitting on the sidelines. Instead, we are continuing to do everything we can to protect you and ourselves. All our clients and volunteers are asked to ob‐ serve our Covid protocols.

These include having had at least two vaccinations to work in our shop or attend our ‘clubs.’ Also, that they are in possession of a valid QR code or a Medical Exemption Certificate. Hand sanitising and the wearing of masks are standard practice.

So if you are looking to meet old friends or make new ones then pop in and see us.

We look forward to welcom‐ ing you. To join us is FREE. All our quality pre‐owned clothing, bric‐a‐brac and items of furniture are sanitised daily.

We don’t cut corners because your welfare is crucial to us.

With prices starting at just €1 we offer real value for money.

Come in and see for your‐ self and enjoy the experience at C/Francisco Cano 56 Los Boliches. We are open six days a week from 10.30 until 2pm with extended opening until 6pm on Wednesday.

Our four weekly drop‐in cen‐ tres are located in Los Bolich‐ es, La Cala, Mijas Pueblo and Benalmadena.

There is a warm welcome

waiting from friends you just haven’t yet met! Please call our Information and Helpline on 652 537 615. Why not fol‐ low us on Facebook or our web page?

You will find us listed under Age Concern Fuengirola, Mi‐ jas and Benalmadena.

We are in need of more vol‐ unteers, donors and support‐ ers. Please take that first step and call us on 652 537 615 and make a real difference.

Benahavis Arts Society DUE to the fact that their usual lecturer has Covid, the Bena‐ havis Arts Society has man‐ aged to obtain a new speaker for their next meeting on Tues‐ day January 25 starting at 6.30pm at Benahavis Town Hall. They have persuaded tour guide Marco Mangut to jour‐ ney from his home town of Caceres to talk to about the re‐ gion of Extremadura, the birth‐ place of many of the Conquista‐ dores. The whole area is rich with art, architecture, archaeol‐ ogy, history and natural history so if you don’t know the region, it is well worth finding out more. There will be a dinner af‐ terwards at Rufinos in Bena‐ havis which will cost €28 for the meal with wine and must be booked in advance by emailing programmebenahavis@theart ssociety.org.

pay for an operation that previously went wrong. She has also lost half her teeth.

The whole village has been supportive including the local Irish bar The Thirsty Goat, which opened its doors to Aurelie to col‐ lect sponsors at Sunday lunch. Aurelie’s school and Isla Rose dance school in San Pedro has been sup‐ portive in helping to attract sponsors.

Aurelie has a GoFundMe page where you can donate online and sponsor forms where you can pledge your support.

Weather permitting, Au‐ relie will be climbing with her dad and a friend who knows the way!

and finally...

FOLLOWING a meeting with the mayor of Benalmadena, the Junta de Andalucia is to finance the Jardines del Muro work at a cost of €290,450. Situated in Benalmadena Pueblo it was designed by Cesar Manrique and is considered to be one of most attractive tourist sites in the village, but needs to be upgraded in order to remain a major attraction.

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La Sala supports Cudeca charity THE Cudeca Foundation in Be‐ nalmadena received €10,000 from La Sala Group and the Elena Gaite Foundation.

This was the result of the reg‐ ular La Sala Golf Tournaments which took place during 2021 and the money is going to the ‘Joan Hunt, one in a million’ campaign.

All proceeds from La Sala Golf tournament days (€25,000 in 2021) go to the Elena Gaite Foundation in support of the Cudeca Foundation as well as other important charitable causes.

The Elena Gaite Foundation has recently been set up to help charitable causes, in particular, to support the cause of the Cudeca Foundation, with the intention of raising funds in Ele‐ na’s name.

Ian Radford, La Sala Group Chairman, said: “It was great to return to the fun golf days of 2021. Seeing so many of our regular golfers enjoying the day makes all the effort worthwhile.

I would like to take this oppor‐ tunity to thank everyone for their continued support.”

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Exhibition at Swedish Church TWO rare and extraordinary exhibitions will be held at the Swedish Church in Fuengirola, Svenska Kyrkan.

Their art is something else!

You are very welcome to attend the two Opening events.

‘Crossing Codes’ Jan 23 ‐ Feb 4 Opening Reception: Sun Jan 23, 13.00‐15.00 Solo show by Nok (Chutima Kerdpitak) A versatile UK artist with Thai descent based in Mi‐ jas Costa, paintings, mixed‐media and sculptural in‐ stallation. An award‐winning artist from the Royal Society of Sculptors London. The founder and am‐ bassador of Uncooked Culture worldwide artists community.

‘Outsiders’ Echoes’ Feb 6 ‐ 19 Opening Reception: Sun Feb 5, 13.00‐15.00 International show showcasing art from Un‐ cooked Culture, 35+ artists based in 14 different countries and selected locally based artists on Costa del Sol. Uncooked Culture has carried out its barrier‐ breaking and outside the mainstream art initiatives, promoting outsider/ self‐taught and schooled artists, held in 10 different countries for the past decade.

Venue: Svenska Kyrkan.

Government optimism ELIAS BENDODO, the Junta de Andalucia’s Gov‐ ernment spokesman, and counsellor to the Presiden‐ cy, offered an optimistic view on the pandemic sit‐ uation during his visit to the Malaga company, Ro‐ man y Martos on January 12.

In Bendodo’s opinion, “This sixth wave of the pandemic is very different from the previous ones and is less serious, so we are already illuminating the possibility of the pan‐ demic itself diminishing and becoming endemic.

“Every day, we will have to live more with the pan‐ demic, because the cur‐ rent scenarios are differ‐ ent from the previous

SIXTH WAVE: Is very different from the previous ones.

ones. The way to ap‐ proach the presence of Omicron in our lives must be global, it should not be done by territories,” he added.

Regarding the evolution of the pandemic, he stressed: “We may have reached the peak of the sixth wave, because when the cumulative incidence at seven days begins to decrease, the number of

hospital admissions also do so, but, on the other hand, ICU admissions and deaths increase. “This is the process that takes place during several weeks, when a wave of the pandemic is heading towards its end, but it does not mean anything more than that, it does not mean that other vari‐ ants cannot appear in the future.”

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Extended use FOLLOWING the endorsement of the Con‐ tentious‐Administrative Chamber of the Superi‐ or Court of Justice of Andalucia (TSJA), on Thurs‐ day, January 13, the use of Covid passports in Andalucia has been extended until January 31.

This means that people who wish to access hospitality and nightlife establishments, or visit hospitals and residences for the elderly, must present a Covid certificate, a recovery certificate from at least 11 days ago, a negative PCR within 72 hours, or a negative antigen test within 48 hours, with both the latter carried out by an au‐ thorised centre.

A press release from the TJSA said, “The sani‐ tary measures have been ratified by means of separate orders issued by the Contentious Chamber and respond to the requests made by the Junta de Andalucia to face the situation of considerable increase in the coronavirus pan‐ demic as a result of the new Omicron variant.”

In its double request for the temporary exten‐ sion, the Board argued “at present, although vaccination coverage is high, we are in a situa‐ tion of a very significant increase in cases of the sixth wave of the disease.”

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

OUTLANDER STAR,

SCOTT KYLE Kyle talks acting, community and his new book.

WHEN internationally known actor Scott Kyle’s now‐wife first suggested he try drama school as a 21‐year‐old supermar‐ ket worker, he didn’t know his career would take in working with director Ken Loach, and a role in one of the world’s most successful TV shows, Outlander.

From humble beginnings in a single parent family in Glasgow, Kyle, 38, told the Euro Weekly News it was watching the work ethic of his mother ‐ who had four jobs ‐ that gave him the drive to succeed in one of the world’s most competitive in‐ dustries.

Within his first year of drama school, while still working night shifts to continue to support his mother ‐ and after learning fast that a regular income was far from a given in the acting world ‐ Kyle had set up his own theatre company, NLP, which still tours today.

He said: “I went to college as a mature student and saw how difficult it was to get jobs, even for really talented actors.

“I wanted to know how I could make a career out of acting and I found out what a theatre company was and set one up as a first‐year student.”

Now, alongside his career working with some of the world’s biggest names, Kyle’s passion is to help others in the way others have helped him throughout his life.

His company NLP, which runs a chil‐ dren’s theatre workshops programme, is gearing up for its tour of North America later this year, while Scott regularly offers acting classes and workshops to vulnera‐ ble children across the world.

He is also working with a journalist on his first book titled ‘It’s Not Where you Start’.

Taking in his childhood and some of his biggest roles, the book explores how his career began and includes interviews with his mother, a former neighbour who used to look after him, and the father who left the family when Kyle was three.

Speaking to EWN about his career, Kyle explained that his time playing Ross the smith in the internation‐ ally acclaimed Outlander helped him to publicise some of the works close to his heart.

He said: “Growing up, I didn’t have a dad but there was a lot of people in the community who helped out.

“My mum used to work multiple jobs but there were lots of kind people who used to look after me and a local company even sponsored our football kit. I now sponsor that team.” He explained this community support is what inspired him to help others, adding, “I think you should try to be the hero that you would like to turn up at your door.”Kyle went on: “Out‐ lander changed everything, it opened lots of opportunities. I’m now trying to pass that on to give opportunities to others.”

As part of his work in the community, Kyle runs an annual Highlander Fling event which raises funds to support NLP and his children’s theatre work.

This year, the Fling has events planned in several countries, including in Florida in April, Canada in June, and Glasgow in September.

Kyle told the EWN this five‐hour show‐ case of Scottish talent, with gallic singers and dancing, is “essentially a party,” and features acting workshops for both chil‐ dren and adults.

To get involved with the Highlander Fling, or for more about Scott Kyle’s career, visit https://www.scottkyle.co.uk/shows‐tours.

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EWN’s HBO appearance Sanchez hails Spain DOLORES: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case (Do‐ lores: La verdad sobre el ca‐ so Wanninkhof in Spanish) first appeared on HBO Max back in October, but has since been made available free‐to‐air on Telecinco where it can be viewed on their on‐demand service.

The show features Do‐ lores Vázquez speaking pub‐ licly for the first time since her acquittal for the murder of Rocío Wanninkhof Hornos, a Dutch‐Spanish teenager who was mur‐ dered in her hometown of Mijas in Malaga back in 2001.

The case was covered ex‐ tensively at the time by Euro Weekly News and our head‐

EWN: Our headlines are featured in HBO’s coverage.

lines from the time are fea‐ tured in HBO’s coverage.

Vázquez was convicted of the crime by a jury in what was described as a ‘public lynching’ in the scramble to find her killer.

However, there was no evidence to link her to the crime. She just happened to be the the estranged lover of Wanninkhof’s

IN a bid to help alleviate pressures on the NHS and social care a new NHS 24 call centre has opened in Dundee. The service should be used by people with non life‐threatening injuries be‐ fore heading to Accident and Emergency.

NHS 24 Chief Executive Jim Miller explained: “NHS 24 has played a crucial role in Scotland’s response to the pandemic and our expansion in Dundee will ensure we are able to continue

mother Alicia Hornos.

The conviction was blamed on prejudices relat‐ ing to Vázquez’s homosexu‐ ality and unsubstantiated claims about her character.

She spent 519 days in jail be‐ fore new evidence linked matched British sex offender Tony Alexander King to the crime and her conviction was overturned.

NHS 24 expanded to provide high quality, safe and effective care to public in the months and years ahead.”

“Call handlers, nurses, psychological mental health practitioners and mental health nurses are already working in this key contact centre delivering care. I expect it to be at full capacity by the end of March.”

PEDRO SANCHEZ, the President of Spain, paid a visit to the Rovi pharmaceutical compa‐ ny’s facilities in Granada on January 15. During his tour of the facility ‐ where the Moderna vaccine is manufactured ‐ Mr Sanchez praised Spain for being one of the leading countries in the world in producing the vaccine.

Accompanied by Carolina Darias, the Minis‐ ter of Health, he highlighted his Executive’s commitment to science and innovation. This is evidenced by the 19 per cent budget in‐ crease for 2022 in this sector, compared to 2021.

Pointing out that it is almost double the fig‐ ure for 2020, the President referred to Spain’s vaccination strategy as a “great collective suc‐ cess.” He also highlighted the fact that Moder‐ na has chosen Spain to consolidate its pres‐

FACILITY TOUR: Sanchez paid a visit.

ence in Europe, as one of the main producers of the Covid‐19 vaccine worldwide.

As reported by the government, the Mod‐ erna vaccine production line, in collaboration with Rovi in Granada, once approved by the Spanish Agency for Medicines and Health Products (AEMPS), will be the first to produce a messenger RNA vaccine in Spain.

Commission-free banks TO avoid paying commissions to banks, the HelpMyCash comparison website has drawn up a list of Spanish banking entities that have commission‐free current ac‐ counts.

HelpMyCash states: “The ranking of the best accounts without commissions is led by BBVA, Openbank and Abanca,

although the offer is very wide and other entities such as Ima‐ gin, Santander, Liberbank or N26, among others, also offer free accounts without a pay‐ roll requirement.”

The BBVA Online Account has no commissions and the card, and the transfers are free. You just must be a new customer and set up your ac‐

count online.

Openbank Open Current Account also has no commis‐ sions and a free card and transfers. It must also be set up online.

Also offering zero commis‐ sions, free cards and transfer is the Clara de Abanca account.

This account must be con‐ tracted and operated online.

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SIMPLY SURVIVING GROUP SPREADING KINDNESS AS well as raising thousands of euros for charity in the last few months whilst or‐ ganising a range of events, this charitable platform has also been involved in several feelgood stories. Here are just a few: Last November: Ann Kolita from Cafe Manila in Fuengiro‐ la contacted Simply Surviving Group to say a lady had won a prize draw but wanted to give the prize to a children’s charity, could the Group suggest somewhere?

Coincidentally, earlier that week the Group happened upon a Malaga‐based charity, ACAE, who visit children in hospi‐ tals.

The prize, a substantial basket of good‐ ies, was shared among poorly children in the run up to Christmas. ACAE are in fact the Simply Surviving Group nominated charity for February. So, many thanks and hugs to Ann Kolita, Cafe Manila and Mary from The Drunken Duck bar, whose prize it was.

On New Year’s Day: Paloma is a field manager for Vozplus Communications in Mijas, who had two Christmas hampers to give away. Paloma recommended that the owners of Vozplus

CHRISTMAS HAMPERS: Two were given to families in need of such a gift.

A basket of goodies for the children.

give the Simply Surviving Group a call. As a result and with help from Asociación Hadas Caradas (The Food Fairies who the Group supported back in April), two families in need of such a gift were each presented with a food hamper worth in excess of €120. In one family, both husband and wife are out of work with two young daughters.

The other family is in a similar situation and both expressed their heartfelt thanks.

This week: Simply Surviving Group supporters Georgina and Russell at Delicioso coffee shop in Los Boliches recently baked a birth‐ day cake for a client. When he went to col‐ lect it, he felt that the price was too low, so he gave Georgina an extra €30 for a charity of her choice. She has now passed this on

to Simply Surviving Group to add to their efforts in support of ACAE, the children’s charity that the Group is supporting throughout February.

The customer’s name is Keith Batt. Or‐ ganisers Val Williams and Alan Boardman would like to thank all concerned for this kind gesture.

It goes to show the increasing awareness and influence of this Group.

How wonderful to be able to help people in need. If you’d like more details about the Group you can join their 1,350 followers on their Facebook page or contact founder Val Williams by email: valwilliams39@yahoo.com.

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Teen flies solo round world A 19-YEAR-OLD teen has become the youngest woman to circumnavigate the globe solo beating the previous record set by 30‐ year‐old American Shaes‐ ta Waiz.

Zara Rutherford set out from Kortrijk, Belgium, 150 days ago. During her trip she encountered al‐ most every hurdle imagin‐ able including squeezing between North Korean airspace and dodging a massive cloud threatening to cut off passage for her ultralight plane.

Crossing northern Cali‐ fornia, she headed into the huge wildfires blight‐ ing the area. She had to climb to 10,000 feet to avoid the smoke. Coron‐ avirus also got in the way with her plans to fly over China to South Korea hav‐ ing to be changed after China refused permission citing Covid‐19 restric‐ tions.

Zara started flying at the age of 14 and had about 130 hours of solo flights

Hopes to enthuse others.

under the belt before her record attempt. She hopes her record will enthuse young women and girls worldwide with the spirit of aviation.

Currently only 5 per cent of commercial pilots and 15 per cent of com‐ puter scientists are wom‐ en. Rutherford said: “The gender gap is huge.”

Google’s UK investment THE tech giant Google has reaffirmed its commitment to the UK with an investment of £762 million to pur‐ chase the office building they currently rent. The building is next door to the site where they are build‐ ing their new offices in London.

Google, who currently employs 6,400 staff in the country, says the purchase will enable them to em‐ ploy an additional 10,000 people. The facility will cre‐ ate flexible workspaces that foster innovation, cre‐ ativity, and inclusivity according to the company.

The office will undergo a multi‐million‐pound refur‐ bishment, with attention given to hybrid working spaces, meeting rooms and outdoor covered areas for people to work in the fresh air.

Google has said that it expects around a fifth of its staff to work remotely because of changes to the world of work following the pandemic.

Most Wanted campaign A NEW appeal has been launched to track down 12 of the UK’s most wanted fugi‐ tives believed to be hiding in Spain.

The offenders are wanted for crimes including murder, large‐scale drugs trafficking and supplying firearms and ammunition.

The NCA’s Most Wanted campaign is run in conjunc‐ tion with independent chari‐ ty CrimeStoppers, Spanish law enforcement, UK policing and comes on the back of the extremely successful Opera‐ tion Captura fugitives’ cam‐ paign, which resulted in 86 arrests.

Steve Rodhouse, the NCA’s Director General of Opera‐ tions was joined by the Secu‐ rity Minister Rafael Pérez Ruiz of Spain’s Interior Min‐ istry, Deputy Head of Mission Sarah Cowley and Mark Hal‐ las, CEO of CrimeStoppers, at the launch in Madrid.

Steve said: “Spain is not a safe haven.

“We have a brilliant rela‐ tionship with the country’s

CAMPAIGN: The 12 fugitives are believed to be hiding in Spain.

various law enforcement agencies and work together daily to protect the public.

“With 86 offenders arrest‐ ed in our last campaign, crim‐ inals know we will never give up and we’re never far be‐ hind them.

“Our Spanish partners were crucial to many of those arrests, and in 2021 ar‐ rested and returned more than 25 wanted UK fugitives.

“Fugitives usually continue offending while on the run and these men will be known in criminal circles wherever they are. “The last thing the fugitives’ associates will want is the combined determina‐

tion and capabilities of the UK and Spanish law enforce‐ ment focusing on them.

“Many of these fugitives will be trying to blend into the large British communities who have made their homes in Spain, and if you are resi‐ dent, you may know one of them from your town or vil‐ lage. “Loyalties change over time, and we urge anyone with information about these men to help us find them.”

All the men featured in the campaign are believed to have links to mainland Spain and the Canary Islands.

Visit our website for full details.

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TWO green turtles and four loggerhead tur‐ tles were released back into the wild after being rescued from a fishing net in San Clemente del Tuyu in Argentina.

Staff at a local marine foundation found 10 different types of plastic in the poor ma‐ rine creatures’ bodies. Karina Alvarez, a biol‐ ogist at the Grupo Marino Foundation, said: “The danger of plastic is that it is silent.” The turtles’ rehabilitation lasted more than a

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Released into the wild month, where they underwent blood tests and x‐rays to ensure that they did not have any plastic objects in their digestive tracts.

In a video message, Alvarez said: “During the check‐up and evaluation, we found a large amount of this material inside, so it is important that they can eliminate them be‐

Europol to delete data THE EU’s police agency, Europol, will be forced to delete the ma‐ jority of a huge store of personal information that it has been found to have gathered unlaw‐ fully by the bloc’s data protection watchdog. The data collected unlawfully includes information from crime reports, hacked from encrypted phone services and sampled from asylum seekers that have never been involved in any crime.

According to internal docu‐ ments, Europol’s cache contains at least four petabytes ‐ equiva‐ lent to 3m CD‐Roms and billions of points of data.

Data protection advocates say the volume of information held on Europol’s systems amounts to mass surveillance and is a step

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PERSONAL INFO: Has been gathered unlawfully.

on its road to becoming a Euro‐ pean counterpart to the US Na‐ tional Security Agency (NSA), the organisation whose clandestine online spying was revealed by whistleblower Edward Snow‐ den.

Among the stacks of unlawful‐ ly collected data is the sensitive personal data of at least a quar‐ ter of a million current or former terror and serious crime sus‐ pects, plus people they have come in contact with.

fore the condition worsens and ends up causing the death of the specimens.”

Loggerhead turtles can be found in the At‐ lantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Green turtles are one of the biggest sea turtles and can grow to more than 90 kg in weight.

Baby found in egg box ACCORDING to Russian officials, a new‐born baby who was found abandoned in an egg box in tem‐ peratures as low as ‐20C is doing well.

The baby was found by five teenagers on a re‐ mote road near the village of Sosnovka outside Novosibirsk in Siberia on Friday, January 7.

The baby girl was rushed to hospital by one of the teenagers’ parents and she was declared fit and healthy.

The parents are hoping to adopt the baby girl but must wait and see whether her relatives can be lo‐ cated.The father of one of the teens, Dmitry Litvi‐ nov, said the five friends had gone for a walk on Or‐ thodox Christmas Day when they made the shocking discovery.“It was already dark, they were shining their phones, looking at what was in the box,” said Mr Litvinov.

The friends discovered a baby girl inside the box with a rag‐like blanket and a bottle.

The father and his wife were called to the scene by their son, Renat and took the baby to the city hospital by car.

TURTLES: Ingested plastic.

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Hostage taker was British THE British Foreign Office has confirmed that the Texas synagogue hostage taker was British, after live stream recordings picked up his British ac‐ cent. The man had en‐ tered the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, taking a rabbi and three others hostage.

The recordings from the synagogue’s live stream captured the sus‐ pect entering the facility and picked up his threats to the hostages.

The hostage situation ended around 9pm USA time on Sunday January 16 after a 10‐hour stand‐ off, with the FBI freeing the hostages and shoot‐ ing the suspect who was named as 44‐year‐old British citizen Malik Faisal Akram.

Prince Harry bodyguard demand PRINCE HARRY has demanded his bodyguards be returned when he is in the UK and has start‐ ed legal action against Her Majesty’s govern‐ ment.

Harry’s lawyers have sent a ‘pre‐action proto‐ col’ letter to the Home Office. The letter states that a judicial review will be sought if Prince Harry and his family are not given security when visiting the UK. If security is not returned to the Duke of Sussex, then a High Court battle will en‐ sue. A source said: “Harry’s argument in a nut‐ shell is ‘You got the law wrong.’ He feels the de‐ cision to remove his security was wrong.

Pre‐action protocol was sent by Harry’s lawyers to the Home Office a couple of months ago. This is essentially a precursor to a judicial review.”

No security provided.

They added: “When Harry came back last April for Prince Philip’s funeral, he was given se‐ curity. But when he came back in the summer, he wasn’t.”

Spotted in Mallorca FOLLOWING the suspension of filming for the Netflix movie The Mother, award‐ winning British actor Joseph Fiennes has flown home to Mallorca to be with his fami‐ ly.

The filming (in Gran Ca‐ naria) was halted a few days ago due to an outbreak of Covid among members of the

crew. Fiennes flew straight back to Mallorca to be with his family, where they have lived for the past few years, and where he is busy with the construction of his new home.

The home is an impressive structure located in a luxuri‐ ous development on the is‐ land, in which Fiennes and his

wife María Dolores Diéguez are deeply involved.

Fiennes is regarded as the ‘go‐to actor for English cultur‐ al history,’ and is well‐known for his versatility and period pieces. His numerous acco‐ lades include a Screen Actors Guild Award and nomination for a British Academy Film Award.

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New payments IN what will be welcome news for many, the Spanish government wants to reform the so‐ cial security payment system and bring in new rates for ‘autonomos’ (the self‐em‐ ployed). The current system has the same rate irrespective of income and has been criticised for being unfair.

The proposal would see rates for those who earn between €184 and €1,267 per month fall to a more meaningful and affordable amount.

A source said: “A real income contribution system has been proposed for self‐employed workers.

“We start from an unfair system where, for example, a self‐employed person with income of €400 pays the same as another with €6,000. This model corrects that inequality and is fairer.”

A ‘flexible system’ of 13 sections has been proposed, covering income ranging from less than €600 per month to more than €4,050, with the possibility of moving between brack‐ ets during the year.

The changes could according to the source, see the lowest paid saving up to €1,300 per year and those between €600 and €900 per month almost €600 a year. The latter is known to cover a very large number of work‐ ers. It is understood that the system would be phased in over a nine‐year period, with a re‐evaluation every three years. The change it is hoped will make contributions fairer, but al‐ so make it easier for people to start up their self‐employment.

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Coastguard’s 200th birthday

ANNIVERSARY: Keeping people safe for 200 years.

3rd jab for over 18s SPAIN’S Ministry of Health has agreed to ad‐ minister the third dose of the Covid vaccine to everyone over 18 years of age.

The announcement was made by the Ministry of Health on Thursday January 13. The vaccines are already authorised for those over 40.

According to regional sources, the general di‐ rectors of Public Health of the Ministry and the Communities have agreed to open this new age group, meaning that all adults can now receive the booster dose.

The vaccines will be Pfizer or Moderna ‐ re‐ gardless of the one received in primary vaccina‐ tion.

TWO HUNDRED years of saving lives along the UK coast and at sea, as well as coordinating rescues for those in distress in international waters, is being marked this year as HM Coast‐ guard celebrates its milestone an‐ niversary.

It was on January 15, 1822, that HM Coastguard was formally brought into existence and they have been working to keep people safe on the coast and sea ever since.

On Saturday January 15, coast‐ guards across all four UK home na‐ tions cast throwlines as a symbol of the service’s dedication ‐ past and pre‐ sent. For 200 years, the Coastguard has moved with the times and looks to the future to help save people in the waters around the UK. In 2022, they currently have 310 Coastguard Rescue Teams made up of 3,500 vol‐ unteers, with 10 search and rescue helicopter bases.

In the last few years, the service has branched out, providing mutual aid and support during events and inci‐ dents to other emergency partners.

During the pandemic, coastguards supported the NHS, attended the G7 and COP26 in 2021 and are called in to support during national emergencies, including flooding or supplying water to stranded drivers.

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Pink mask fury

ITALIAN police officers have lashed out after be‐ ing sent pink Covid masks to wear while on duty.

Police units in six cities were sent the FFP2 masks from the office of Italy’s Covid‐19 emergency com‐ missioner, Francesco Paolo Figiuolo, but after opening the boxes, many of the offi‐ cers refused to wear the items.

This prompted the chief

of a police union, Stefano Paolini, to write a letter to the head of police at the in‐ terior ministry, Lamberto Giannini. Paolini wrote that the decision to approve the purchase of pink masks for the police force was puz‐ zling. He claimed the colour was “eccentric” in respect to police uniforms and risked jeopardising the im‐ age of the institution.

“We ask you to take im‐

mediate action to ensure that the police carry out their duty wearing masks of a colour (white, blue or black) which is consistent with the uniform of the state police,” he wrote.

In a subsequent state‐ ment, Paolini said the prob‐ lem did not arise because of prejudice against the colour pink, “but from the fact that the uniform is reg‐ ulated.”

How law affects rentals THE new Spanish law 17/2021 which came in‐ to force on January 5 means animals are no longer considered ‘real estate or things’ and are recognised as ‘sentient beings’ or living be‐ ings endowed with sensitivity.

The regulations modify the Civil Code to adapt it to the true nature of animals and the relationships of coexistence that are estab‐ lished between them and human beings.

Some Twitter users have wondered if the new rights relate to the clauses that some owners of rental flats put in place that prohibits renters from having pets in the property.

The General Directorate of Animal Rights say the new law does not contemplate any‐ thing related to these clauses so, for now, the owners of rental apartments will be able to continue not allowing animals.

Some users have described it as ‘abusive’ to impose these types of restrictions when ac‐ cessing rental housing now that animals are considered ‘sentient beings’ by law.

Others, however, argue that a dog can ‘de‐ stroy a house’ and that it is ‘normal’ that the owners do not want to have them in their apartments.

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Fugitive caught after Covid hits A US fugitive who faked his own death to escape sexual assault charges has been found and arrested at a Scottish hospital where he was being treated for Covid‐19.

Nicholas Rossi, who also goes by the aliases of Nicholas Alahverdian and Nicholas Alahverdian Rossi, is wanted in connection with an alleged sex assault in Utah in 2008 and an attack in Ohio in 2018, the Utah County Attorney’s Office said.

The 34‐year‐old man was caught while using another alias, Arthur Knight, at a Glasgow hospital and is being watched by local police, officials in Utah have ex‐ plained.

The severity of Rossi’s illness meant he had to be intubated while under the care of Queen Elizabeth University hospital.

Utah County Attorney David O Leavitt admitted that if the UD fugitive had not contracted coronavirus and required medical care, he would probably still be living “off the grid.”

Rossi has been charged with one count of alleged rape, in the attack on a 21‐ year‐old woman on September 13, 2008, according to a prosecution statement.

Sinead O’Connor hospitalised THE tragic death of her son has seen Sinead O’Connor hospitalised, as the star “blames only herself” for the teen taking his life. The Noth‐ ing Compares 2U singer has been sharing with fans on so‐ cial media the struggles she has had in the aftermath of

Shane’s death. She has told them what a special and in‐ comparable bond they had together.

Sinead, 56, posted on Twit‐ ter on January 13 that she felt “Shane’s death was no one’s fault but my own” and re‐ vealed to her followers she Struggling after son’s death.

Brexit red tape mayhem HGV drivers are waiting for up to two days to get through customs checks in Calais due to Brexit red tape. The delays are affecting deliveries.

Experts are blaming government systems after new rules came into force this month. Imports from the EU have to be processed by HMRC; however, lorry drivers are reporting problems getting reference codes accepted.

Challenges have also been caused by new customs decla‐ rations, requiring rules‐of‐origin documents on goods im‐ ported from the European Union to be completed.

One customs consultancy firm director said that a client with 20 lorries full of food products for the UK was stuck for almost two days last week.

Drivers have taken to Twitter to air their anger, with one driver tweeting: that he had been forced to wait for over eight hours “for a f*** bar code,” describing the situation at the port as “mental.”

was in hospital after consider‐ ing also ending her life.

Her tweet last night read: “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have said that. I am with cops now on way to hospital. I’m sorry I up‐ set everyone. I am lost without my kid and I hate myself. Hos‐ pital will help me a while. But I’m going to find Shane. This is just a delay.”

Shane was found dead on January 7 after going missing from hospital. Sinead O’Connor had attacked the mental health authorities who had been in charge of looking after her son, before apologising and taking back her comments.

resolution • Go for a health checkup with your doctor.

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Outdoor masks suspended in Paris MANDATORY masks outdoors were suspended by the Paris administrative court on Thurs‐ day January 13 after a similar decision was passed through the courts of Versaille the day before. The need to wear pro‐ tective face coverings while in the open air had been in place since December 31.

The decision came after the ruling in the Administrative Court of Versaille agreed with the case brought forward declaring the measure to be “excessive, disproportionate and an inappropriate interfer‐ ence on individual freedom.”

The case in the region close to Paris was the first of its kind brought forward on French soil.

The decision concerning this prefecture order, initially insti‐ gated to deal with the emer‐ gence of the Omicron variant, was published on January 14.

When asked for comment on the ruling, the police head‐ quarters reserved its right to comment.

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Now that’s fast food! Pig heart transplant

A P O P U L A R Mexican restaurant has taken fast food to a whole new lev‐ el, serving dishes to the table in a record 13.5 seconds. Karne Garibaldi is an award‐winning group based in Guadala‐ jara, Mexico.

The restaurant chain has held onto the Guin‐ ness World Record since 1996 despite competitors’ attempts to beat it. The restaurants serve tradi‐ tional Mexican dishes that take hours to cook. All the dishes are prepared in time for when diners ar‐

RECORD TIME: Most people are served within one minute.

rive and then it is simply a matter of taking their or‐ der and getting it to the table as fast as possible.

Karne Garibaldi’s Daniel Flores said: “It began as a game between the wait‐ ers to see who could bring the food to each table the

fastest. That competition led to us attempting the Guinness Record.”

Not everyone is served in such a record time, but most people are served within around one minute of their orders being tak‐ en.

Treasure-hunting badger find IN what is being called an exceptional discov‐ ery more than 200 Roman‐era coins were dis‐ covered in Spain thanks to a treasure‐hunting badger.

The badger is thought to have been forag‐ ing for food when it unearthed the coins and discarded them in front of its den. In January 2021, Spain was hit hard by storm Filomena. It is believed that the storm and the cold weather made the badger dig deep,

which led to the discovery.

The Roman coins were discovered in La Cuesta cave in Grado, Asturias. Scientists from Madrid’s Autonomous University have re‐ vealed their findings in the Journal of Prehis‐ tory and Archaeology.

The find is exceptional as the coins are dat‐ ed from between the third and fifth centuries AD and were originally made in Constantino‐ ple

A M A N in the US has become the first person in the world to get a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig.

David Bennett, 57, is said to be recovering well after the experi‐ mental seven‐hour pro‐ cedure in Baltimore.

The transplant was considered the last hope of saving his life; however, it is not yet clear what his chances of survival are long‐ term.

“It was either die or do this transplant,” Mr Bennett explained the day before the surgery.

I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice,” he said.

The US medical regu‐ lator granted a special dispensation to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Cen‐ tre to carry out the transplant, on the basis

that Mr Bennett would have died otherwise.

He was not deemed

eligible for a human transplant due to poor health.

Rutland sea dragon DURING landscaping work being undertaken at the Rutland Nature Reserve near Leicester, workers have found a huge fossilised ‘sea dragon’. The worker who first saw the fossil said: “I saw something unusual poking out of the mud.”

Joe Davis said: “I rang up the county council and I said I think I’ve found a dinosaur.” It turned out it wasn’t a di‐ nosaur, but the fossilised remains of a 10‐metre long sea predator called an ichthyosaur. The fossil is the largest of its type ever discovered in the UK. “I looked down at what seemed like stones or ridges in the mud and I said this looks a bit organic, a bit different,” Mr Davis said. “Then we saw something that looked almost like a jawbone.”

A team of palaeontologists were sent to investigate after the Rutland County Council told Davis: “We don’t have a di‐ nosaur department at present, so we’re going to have to get someone to call you back.”

They concluded it was an ichthyosaur, warm‐blooded, air‐ breathing sea predators not unlike dolphins, that could grow up to 25 metres long. They lived between 250 million and 90 million years ago.

STATS

400

An office desk has 400 times more bacteria than a toilet.

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Unvaccinated NHS staff ruling U N V A C C I N AT E D NHS staff who are set to lose their jobs on April 1 will be sacked with no exit payment, an of‐ ficial document has shown. Frontline work‐ ers must be fully vacci‐

nated with two doses against Covid‐19 by the April 1 deadline or they will lose their jobs.

This means they will have to take their first shot by February 3.

Healthcare employ‐

ers have said that after the initial deadline for the first jab, workers should be called into meetings to discuss their status.

The document states that they should be made aware that the potential outcome could be dismissal. It also says that the meetings can be held in person or virtual‐ ly.

There have been multiple protests re‐ garding the manda‐ tory jab for unvacci‐ nated NHS workers.

A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said workers in the sector are “responsi‐ ble for looking after some of the most vulnerable people in society, many of whom are more like‐ ly to suffer serious health consequences if exposed to the virus.”

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Kosovo bans crypto mining CRYPTOCURRENCY mining has been banned in Kosovo to try and ease the country’s crippling energy crisis.

Although the ban is tem‐ porary, it comes in with im‐

mediate effect and this is enough to cause many bit‐ coin enthusiasts to try to sell off their equipment so they can move their operations elsewhere.

Looking further afield

TESLA: Will now source its graphite from Mozambique.

THE American electric car company Tesla is to look beyond China for supplies of key ingredients for its lithium‐ion bat‐ teries.

Elon Musk’s company will source its graphite from Aus‐ tralia’s Syrah Resources, who operate the world’s largest graphite mine in Mozambique. The value of the agreement has not been disclosed.

The material will be bought from the company’s process‐ ing plant in Vidalia, Louisiana, which sources graphite from its mine in Balaka, Mozambique. Tesla plans to buy up to 80 per cent of the graphite produced by the plant, which has a capacity of 8,000 tons per annum. Part of the agreement re‐ quires Syrah to meet the company’s exacting standards.

From Facebook to Tele‐ gram, new posts in the re‐ gion’s online crypto groups became dominated by dis‐ mayed Kosovans attempting to sell off their mining equip‐ ment ‐ often at knockdown prices.

The ban on cryptocurrency mining by the Kosovo gov‐ ernment is due to the way these currencies are created.

Bitcoin and other cryptocur‐ rencies are created or ‘mined’ by high‐powered computers that compete to solve complex mathematical puzzles in what is a highly en‐ ergy‐intensive process.

Kosovo has the cheapest energy prices in Europe with fuel bills subsidised by the government. However, at the end of last year, the country was in darkness as domestic and international factors came together to cause energy shortages and blackouts happened across the state. Kosovo’s minister of economy, Dr Artane Riz‐ vanolli, said the ban had been a “no‐brainer.”

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Stalker teen keys her ex’s car A STALKER teen followed her ex‐lover to Benidorm and keyed profanities into his car after they broke up.

Chloe Armes, 19, met David McDermott, 42, at a pub just weeks after her 18th birthday in 2020 and they struck up a relation‐ ship from there.

Armes and McDermott knew each other from Ec‐ cles College, where he had been her student support officer. They then bumped into each other while at a

pub and Armes told him she had “fantasised” about him. McDermott then took Armes to a local hotel to have sex with her.

The following day, he transferred money to her bank account for drugs she supplied him.

Armes later followed Mr McDermott to Benidorm.

He called her to tell her to cease contact, but she did not, and they met again and had unprotected sex.

Armes then placed materi‐

al on Facebook saying she was pregnant.

McDermott told her once more to stop contact‐ ing him, but Armes carried on. She also told his em‐ ployer about their rela‐ tionship and he was sacked for gross miscon‐ duct.

The affair came to a head when the teen went to his ex‐partner’s house, smashed the windows and keyed the word ‘nonce’ in‐ to his car bonnet.

Hero rat dies in Cambodia AN African giant pouched rat named Maga‐ wa, who became a hero during his five‐year career sniffing out landmines in Cambodia, has died at the age of eight.

Magawa had been trained by the Belgian non‐governmental charity organisation, APOPO, to detect landmines, as well as other types of explosives. Aged three, he was sent to Siem Reap, in the Asian country of Cambo‐ dia, where the rodent was set to work.

He subsequently helped to clear an area equivalent to 31 football pitches ‐ more than 225,000m². The charity explained how, in five

years, the brave rodent uncovered 71 land‐ mines, along with 38 other types of unex‐ ploded ordnance.

As a reward for his services, Magawa was awarded the animal equivalent of a George Cross, the PDSA Gold Medal, in 2020. It is a medal that recognises acts of heroism by British military personnel, and citizens.

He eventually retired, and was replaced by Ronin, another trained rodent. A charity spokesperson said Magawa had recently be‐ come noticeably more lethargic, spending more time asleep and stopped eating.

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Attractive face covering?

A SURPRISING new way to look more attractive has surfaced during the pan‐ demic according to a new study conducted by re‐ searchers at Cardiff Univer‐ sity. The data collected by the Welsh academics has shown that people look more attractive when they are wearing protective masks.

The scientists were shocked to discover that both men and women were judged to look better with a face‐covering obscur‐ ing the lower half of their faces. The most beautiful mask of all came out as a surprise also; the blue dis‐ posable‐type surgical mask topped the readings.

Dr Michael Lewis, a read‐ er from Cardiff University’s school of psychology and an expert in faces, said re‐ search carried out before

SURGICAL MASK: Topped the readings.

the pandemic had found that medical face masks re‐ duced attractiveness be‐ cause they were associated with disease or illness, re‐ ported the British press.

“We wanted to test whether this had changed since face coverings be‐ came ubiquitous and un‐ derstand whether the type of mask had any effect,” he said.

“Our study suggests faces

are considered most attrac‐ tive when covered by medi‐ cal face masks. This may be because we’re used to healthcare workers wearing blue masks and now we as‐ sociate these with people in caring or medical profes‐ sions. At a time when we feel vulnerable, we may find the wearing of medical masks reassuring and so feel more positive towards the wearer.”

resolution • Take the stairs instead of the lift or escalator.

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Johnson and Record-high fuel prices Sánchez chat THE head of the Spanish Government, Pe‐ dro Sánchez, and the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke at length by tele‐ phone as the two countries try to navigate the ongoing issues caused by Brexit.

The ‘lengthy’ call saw Johnson and Sánchez cover many issues that relate to their respective countries and how they can move forward together with solu‐ tions. One of the topics covered was the next NATO summit due to be held in Madrid and the “importance of the transatlantic link for the defence of Eu‐ rope” before the event arrives. Sánchez took to Twitter to confirm his talks with Johnson, saying that they spoke at length about the strengthening of bilateral rela‐ tions and the economic ties between the two countries, who share many of each other’s citizens. Also, according to both governments, they have expressed their willingness to continue working towards the completion as soon as possible of the agreement between the EU and the UK on Gibraltar. At this point, Johnson has also in‐ sisted on the importance of having a solu‐ tion to the Protocol on Northern Ireland.

The latter has stalled on many occa‐ sions, with the latest statements by the UK Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, not being re‐ ceived well by the EU.

THE armourer in charge of weapons on the set of Alec Baldwin’s Rust has sued the prop supplier for allegedly distributing ‘a mix of dummy and live ammunition.’

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died last year after Alec Baldwin shot her during a gun rehearsal on set af‐ ter being told that the firearm was not loaded.

COST OF LIVING: High prices will continue.

AS record‐high fuel prices continue to rise and the cost of living wors‐ ens, the boss of the UK’s biggest en‐ ergy supplier has said the issue could last for up to two years. Chris O’Shea, chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica, said “the mar‐ ket suggests” high gas prices will continue “for the next 18 months to two years.”

Mr O’Shea has pointed towards the green policies of moving away from coal and oil as one of the rea‐ sons for the hike. “As we move to‐ wards net zero, gas is a big transi‐

Film prop supplier sued Armourer Hannah Gutierrez‐Reed is now seeking unspecified damages from Seth Kenney and PDQ Arm and Prop LLC.

tion fuel,” Mr O’Shea said. “As you turn off coal‐fired power stations in other countries, there isn’t an abun‐ dance of gas that you can just turn on quickly.”

The record‐high fuel prices come amid an energy crisis that has seen many smaller suppliers go bust, as the price for wholesale gas rises steeply.

The rises have been blamed on many reasons, including a reduction of supplies from Russia and high de‐ mand for liquified natural gas from Asia.

However, last month, Kenney said: “It’s not possible that they [the live rounds] came from PDQ or me per‐ sonally.”

Gutierrez‐Reed has filed her legal claim in New Mexico state court, the same state where the fatal shooting in October took place. Joel Souza, the film’s director, was also injured in the incident.

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Two fake nurses jailed A COUPLE of former paramedics who posed as nurses to steal morphine and painkillers from terminally ill pa‐ tients have been jailed for five years.

Ruth Lambert and Jessica Silvester from Margate in the UK, who were engaged, pretended to be nurses, and preyed on terminally ill patients across Kent during lockdown to gain access to their homes and steal their medication.Lambert, 33, and Silvester, 29, were able to access patient records on the NHS computer systems because of their jobs as paramedics with the Southeast Coast Ambulance Service. Investigations found that they had carried out 29 burglaries, with Silvester finding the possible targets on the NHS database and Lambert car‐ rying out the raids. The couple pleaded guilty to conspir‐ ing to burgle and commit theft ‐ having also stolen a £14,000 ultrasound machine from the NHS. They were each sentenced to five years in prison.

Will you live to 100?

GOVERNMENT analysts have put together a new calcu‐ lator to show you the odds you have of reaching 100 years old, and your average life expectancy if you don’t quite meet the requirements of getting a card from the Queen.

The life expectancy calculator has been created by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) using data collected over the course of many years.

According to their research, one in five girls born in Britain are now expected to reach the age of 100, while for boys it is one in eight, following the usual trend of women living longer than men.

On average, boys who were born in 2020 can be ex‐ pected to reach the age of 87 and girls are likely to pass 90 years old.

Despite the high numbers, experts have warned that improvement in life expectancy has stalled.

This began before Covid‐19 took hold in the UK, leading to much debate about the causes, with some attributing it to health cuts and austerity.

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Old red boxes adapted OLD telephone boxes in the UK are being giv‐ en a new lease of life and being transformed by telecommunications firm BT into life‐sav‐ ing services for just £1.

The BT Adopt a Kiosk website states the scheme “has been successful in transforming unused payphone kiosks and preserves the heritage of the red kiosk, particularly in rural lo‐ cations. We allow red kiosks to be adopted, subject to certain criteria such as low use and those not required for our own future plans.”

Councillor Dickon Fetherstonhaugh said of a transformed phone box located in Abergele, North Wales: “The box had been disused for many years and now it is a life‐saving device for the village, which is brilliant.

“Thankfully it has never been used but should we ever need to it could be vitally im‐

New species found A NEW species has been discovered by Spanish scien‐ tists in Scottish waters. The scientists have been collabo‐ rating with the Scottish gov‐ ernment.

Together they have dis‐ covered a new species of deep‐water soft coral in the seas to the west of Scotland.

Firearms seized

TELEPHONE BOXES: Being transformed.

portant.” The Adopt a Kiosk scheme is open to the following bodies: Recognised local authority (eg District/Bor‐ ough Council) Parish/Community/Town Council or equiva‐ lent Registered charity Private landowner (anyone who has one of the telephone boxes on their land)

According to the experts, the discovery shows that there is still plenty to learn about the oceans.

According to the govern‐ ment the: “Specimens were recovered from the conti‐ nental slopes and plains of the Rockall Trough at depths of up to 2,000 me‐

tres over a period of almost a decade up to 2019.”

Scientists including the renowned Dr Pablo Lopez‐ Gonzalez from the Universi‐ ty of Sevilla have been analysing the samples which led to the discovery. The new species has been called Pseudumbellula scotiae.

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A weapon of choice.

A TOTAL of 1,534 firearms have been seized in an inter‐ national law enforcement op‐ eration targeting the illegal trade of converted alarm and signal weapons.

These blank firing pistols have become a weapon of choice for criminals as they

Isolation period now cut THE health secretary, Sajid Javid, announced on Thursday January 13 that the self‐isolation period for fully vaccinated people in England who have Covid will be reduced from seven days to five.

Citing data from the UK Health Security Agency, he said: “Two‐thirds of positive cases are no longer infectious by the end of day five.”

Currently, fully vaccinated people who test posi‐ tive for Covid can end their isolation period if they test negative on a lateral flow test on days six and seven. The test must be taken 24 hours apart. If they still test positive, they must stay in isolation for 10 days.

This change was made just before Christmas, however, there have been calls for the government to cut the isolation period further because of con‐ tinuing pressure on businesses and the NHS amid staff shortages due to the spread of the Omicron variant.

can easily be converted to discharge live ammunition. A weapon like one of the firearms by Europol is be‐ lieved to have been used to kill the Dutch crime reporter shot in Amsterdam in July of last year.

This operation, known as Conversus, was led by the Ro‐ manian National Police (Poliția Română) in the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EM‐ PACT). It focused around an action week coordinated by Europol between December 13 to 17, 2021 and involved law enforcement from 24 countries, alongside Eurojust and the European Commis‐ sion.

During the operation, there were more than 260 house searches conducted with 1,534 firearms seized by Eu‐ ropol. More than 17,000 pieces of ammunition and 6,500kg of pyrotechnics were also recovered during the work.

Covid nasal spray IN the 22 months since the coronavirus pandemic hit Spain, we have learned to adapt our lives to suit the constant change in restriction and health measures. In a similar way, pharmaceutical companies have been con‐

stantly searching for the next big breakthrough that could help alleviate infections from the virus.

One such treatment has been developed by scientists at the University of Helsinki, in Finland, and is a basic nasal

spray. Although it has only been tested on rodents so far, it is claimed that this nasal spray can protect against Covid‐19 for up to eight hours.

Tests have allegedly shown it to be successful in blocking the symptoms of all known variants of the virus, including Omicron.

Experts clarify of course that vaccination is still the most ef‐ fective way to combat the virus. This spray would act as a good complement to the jabs, especially in patients undergo‐ ing cancer treatment, trans‐ planted people, or those with HIV. In addition, we must re‐ main cautious and aware of the situations in which Covid is most likely to be contracted.

NEW TESTS: Have shown the spray to be successful.

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EUROPEAN PRESS DENMARK

50th Anniversary

Vegan beef

THREE coins were released on January 13 to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Queen Margrethe’s accession to the throne, one is to enter circulation and the other two being collector’s pieces but the public celebrations have been postponed until September due to the pandemic.

ALTHOUGH full details of the reason have not been revealed, the co-founder of the Vegan political party Veganpartiet, (which will contest the next general election) Henrik Vindfeldt has been expelled for abusive behaviour which was not apparently of a sexual nature.

THE NETHERLANDS Gold Carriage

Signal App

CONSIDERED by some to be a racist salute to Holland’s colonial past, King WillemAlexander has said that he will not use the Gold Carriage until the country is ready explaining that it will remain in the Amsterdam Museum until discrimination is a thing of the past.

HAVING seen messages from the past reappear to embarrass politicians and celebrities, BNR radio reports that more and more Dutch politicians as well as Council officials are using messaging App Signal, which automatically deletes messages after a period set by the user.

BELGIUM Skippy hops it

Ghost Town

IMAGINATIVELY named wallaby Skippy who made a hop for freedom from a children’s zoo in Antwerp Province known as Noah’s Ark was on the run for around 36 hours before being spotted near to his home which he was clearly missing and gave himself up.

THE centre of Brussels is like a ghost town as office staff are required to work from home four days a week and few tourists are arriving so many normally busy bars, hotels and restaurants are empty which means that they are closing their doors.

GERMANY Supporting diversity

Standing alone

FOR the first time in the country's history, Germany has appointed a commissioner for the acceptance of sexual and gender diversity.

Green Party lawmaker Sven Lehmann will oversee a LGBTQ+ national action plan and says that it is his duty to fight ‘queerphobia’.

A FARMER makes last ditch stand against forcible eviction from home that has been his families for the past four generations as RWE power company buys out everyone in village of Lützerath to create open cast coal mine and he has now attracted support from ‘tree huggers’.

FRANCE Seaweed attack

Baguette wars

SOME of the 6,000 inhabitants of little-known French possession Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, an island off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland, were so incensed by the recent introduction of the French covid passport that they pelted their French MP Stephane Claireaux with seaweed and ripped off his mask.

FRENCH supermarket Leclerc is offering to sell their baguettes at the low price of 29c undercutting all other supermarkets but independent bakers are up in arms saying that the daily tradition of buying your baguette from your local boulangerie is under threat..

NORWAY Aiming high

Controversial plan

HAVING decided that he’s too young to retire, former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg who is due to step down as Secretary General of NATO has set his cap on taking over as Governor of the country’s Central Bank but opponents say he is too political.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS will be unhappy that Parliament is considering repealing some regulations concerning the use of protected rivers and waterfalls in order to expand the amount of hydro-electricity available in order to meet rising demand and to keep ever increasing consumer cost down.

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Lightning strikes

Nasal spray

ACCORDING to research undertaken by scientists at Finnish environmental company Vasala, global warming could be responsible for the fact that there were 7,278 lighting strikes in the North Pole during 2021 which was nearly double the previous nine years combined.

IN an attempt to provide additional protection against coronavirus, a team at the University of Helsinki is in the early stages of testing a nasal spray on mice exposed to the virus. Mice who received the spray were protected for up to eight hours.

IRELAND Birth right

Truffle harvest

IRISH law allowed those who were adopted to apply to the authorities for details of their birth parents, but the parents had a right of veto. Now, the Irish Government has changed the law meaning that anyone aged over 16 has the automatic right to see their birth certificate.

FIVE Irish farmers have been taking part in an experiment to grow truffles (one of the world’s most expensive foods) for the past 10 years, having planted oak trees with truffles growing on the root system and this year the first truffles have been harvested.

ITALY Funeral shock

Referendum decision

PRIESTS who officiated at the funeral of a member of the neo-fascist Forza Nuova group were shocked to later discover images of the coffin being draped with a Nazi swastika flag and an honour guard giving the right arm salute once they had left the church.

ON February 15, Italy's constitutional court is set to rule whether eight proposed referendums should be allowed. Six are concerned with matters of justice reform whilst the other two are more contentious with one focusing on legalising cannabis and the other euthanasia.

PORTUGAL Covid fines

IKEA sick pay

THE Portuguese Government has announced that between December 1 and January 10 more than 2,200 passengers were fined, for trying to enter Portugal through air borders without submitting a negative Covid test or recovery certificate as were 41 airlines for allowing them to travel.

ALTHOUGH IKEA in the UK has announced that workers who are unvaccinated and have to take time off to self-isolate will receive only much reduced statutory sick pay, this is not the case in Portugal as there is no legal precedence for this to occur.

RUSSIA Floating research

Frostbitten tiger

AS the amount of ice in the Arctic continues to decline, the Russian Government has decided that it can no longer introduce new research stations onto ice floes so has created a new North Pole floating research platform which should start a two-year expedition in 2023.

THERE are still an estimated 600 wild tigers in Russia and fishermen who rescued an emaciated female tiger cub aged around five months which was suffering from severe frostbite and injuries in the Primorye region alerted the Amur Tiger Centre where it is now recovering.

SWEDEN Golden number

Illegal employee

A NEW promotion by McDonald’s in Sweden started with hints about a gold number and then ratcheted things up by inviting customers to enter the McDonald’s jingle on the keypad of their phones to win a golden card loaded with money to be used at their restaurants.

FOLLOWING an alarm sounding in the house of Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, police attended and discovered that there was a Nicaraguan cleaner working there who should have been deported in 2020. Although employed by a cleaning company, this is proving embarrassing for Ms Andersson.

FINANCE BUSINESS EXTRA Aerospace Madrid AIRBUS CEO Guillaume Faury has told a Spanish newspaper that the company is committed to strengthening its Madrid factory’s strategic contribution to priority European defence programmes and European Next Generation funds will support the entire Spanish aerospace sector as it increases relationships with the European Space Agency.

Young business LONDON is more popular with young entrepreneurs than anywhere else in the world according to a recently published Forbes list which records that there are more new businesses created by young people than even New York, and the UK as a whole came second in the list.

Netflix Spain MANY were surprised when Netflix signed a distribution deal with Movistar (which is owned by telecom giant Telefonica) in 2018, but so successful has the arrangement been that a new agreement has been signed extending the relationship for a further five years.

Huge sale THE Arora brothers who helped to make variety store B&M a hugely successful brand in the UK (with some 635 outlets which employ 32,000 people) have taken advantage of a boom in its share price and sold some 4 per cent of their shareholding for £234 million.

Meta sued A BRITISH lawyer, Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, has tweeted she is suing Meta (parent company of Facebook) in a class action valued at £2.3 billion claiming it wrongly abused its market dominance to impose unfair terms and conditions on users, gaining valuable personal information. One person tweeted in support “privacy is a right. If you don’t pay for a service then YOU are the product and property being sold”. The action will argue that consumer rights were abused by the ‘take it or leave’ rules to join Facebook.

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is the estimated amount that North Korean hackers stole STAT OF from cryptocurrency platforms in 2021 according to WEEK €300 million Blockchain analysis company Chainalysis.

Australia’s largest ever takeover THE Bank of Spain has facilitated Australia’s largest ever takeover by approving a bid for Afterpay by digi‐ tal payments company Block.

Whilst it may seem strange that a €25 billion business transaction on the other side of the world should hang on a decision made in Spain, the actual reason is relatively straightforward.

Afterpay was set up in Australia as a ‘buy now pay later’ business which allows in‐store and online customers to purchase a product immediately and pay with four equal interest free fortnightly re‐

payments.

All risk passes from the supplier to Afterpay but they charge a commis‐ sion to the supplier for the service and if customers don’t make the re‐ payments on time, then they re‐ ceive a penalty charge.

Having seen the model work in Australia, the business quickly ex‐ panded to take in the UK and parts of Europe with a new business called Clearpay being set up in Spain following the takeover of Spanish fintech Pagantis in 2020.

Having received a licence to oper‐ ate from the Spanish authorities,

LEGALLY SPEAKING

Can he stop smoke?

Please advise me what can be done with the problem of a neighbour burning wood or trash in the evening that comes into my house and breathing it affects my chest and eyes. I don’t know what they are burning but it is fumes rather than smoke, so proving this would be difficult. I can’t live peacefully in my home and I don’t know who to report it to, let alone someone coming in the night to investi‐ gate.

D G (by email)

Let’s keep this as sim‐ DAVID SEARL ple a possible.

YOU AND THE LAW Your town certainly IN SPAIN has Local Police for the municipality.

Next time you see a police car, take note of the num‐ ber. Don’t be shy; call a cop. Next time your neigh‐ bour is making fumes or smoke, call the police. Say: hay humo. The H is silent in both words. The police will come and smell the fumes. Your town has rules about when it is permitted to make a fire to burn brush. If your neighbour is infringing these rules, he can be fined or at least, warned, by the Local Police.

Send your questions for David Searl through lawyers Ubeda-Retana and Associates in Fuengirola at Ask@lawtaxspain.com, or call 952 667 090.

TOURISM is one of the mainstays of the Spanish economy and industry association Exceltur believes it will bounce back over the next two years.

This non‐profit association, counts 33 of the most important Spanish companies involved in all aspects of travel as well as accommodation, travel agencies and tour operators who between themselves operate in 40 countries and have a turnover of

this allowed the company to expand into other parts of the European Union on the back of that licence.

At the same time Block (who were previously known as Square), had snapped up the Spanish pay‐ ments application company Verse, so again the Spanish authorities had a further interest in the deal.

In order for the acquisition of the entire operation to go ahead, it was imperative that the Bank of Spain give its approval and this was re‐ quested last December with a final positive decision being announced on Tuesday January 11.

Your funeral plan with Golden Leaves WHILE many people buy a new home or car when they move to Spain, a lot do not think about what happens when it comes to their funeral, which is why a Find the right plan. pre‐paid funeral plan from Golden Leaves is essential.

Having a pre‐paid funeral plan from Golden Leaves ensures that when the time comes your wishes are carried out in full and your loved ones are not left to organise a funeral in a different country and another language.

Golden Leaves offers three types of funeral plan, including the Opal Plan, Pearl Plan and Golden Plan.

The Opal Plan is designed for those who just want a simple cremation service and provides a funeral service that covers the essential items, including the removal and disposal of the deceased.

Meanwhile, the Pearl Plan is designed for those who would like a traditional funeral service for cremation or burial and the Golden Plan is for those who would like their funeral in the UK. To find the right funeral plan for you, contact Golden Leaves today.

www.goldenleavesinternational.com enquiries@goldenleaves.com Facebook: goldenleavesspain

Tourism forecast positive more than €30 billion.

In their end of year report which in‐ cludes a review of the potential mar‐ ket for 2022, they are very bullish about a recovery, subject of course to the recent surge in Covid infections as well as current travel restrictions.

Despite all of this, they forecast

that starting in April of this year, there should be a boom in travel to the coast and country areas, fuelled in part by many Spaniards taking holi‐ days in different parts of Spain rather than travelling abroad.

Major tourist cities such as Barcelona and Madrid are less likely

Revolut bank Spain REVOLUT, the global financial super‐app with more than 18 million customers worldwide, has obtained European spe‐ cialised banking licences in 10 European markets.

Customers in those Euro‐ pean countries including Spain who upgrade to Revo‐ lut Bank for additional ser‐ vices will now have their de‐ posits protected under the deposit guarantee scheme.

Deposit protection up to €100,000 is guaranteed by the Lithuanian State company De‐ posit and Investment Insur‐ ance.

According to a survey car‐ ried out by Revolut at the end of 2020, on average, almost 50 per cent of respondents in‐ dicated that they would de‐ posit their salary on Revolut and 54 per cent would spend more via the app if they had their deposits insured.

Indian free trade deal FORMAL talks are being un‐ dertaken in person in New Delhi between the govern‐ ments of India and the UK to discuss a potential free trade agreement between the two countries.

Indian trade minister Piyush Goyal and his UK coun‐ terpart Anne‐Marie Trevelyan said there could be a limited agreement in the next few months according to a BBC re‐ port.

The Indian economy has been on the rise for some years so is an ideal target for post‐Brexit Britain, but there will no doubt need to be a number of concessions made by the UK in order to double its current level of exports. to welcome hoards of foreign visitors this year although as restrictions in‐ evitably relax, so there should be an influx of tourists in 2023.

In hard cash terms, the Exceltur re‐ port expects to see 2022 income for the hospitality industry to reach around 88 per cent of that achieved before the outbreak of the pandemic and by 2023 the figures should ex‐ ceed those of 2019.

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Ovo Energy founder Fitzpatrick apologises

Credit: Ovo Energy Media Centre

SINCERE APOLOGY: Stephen Fitzpatrick, the founder of Ovo Energy.

FOR once a company that clearly made a major mistake had the sense to put their hands up and say sorry!

Too often, large companies prefer to make a bland state‐ ment of defence which only goes to irritate customers even more rather than simply apologise and move on.

For several days, social me‐ dia as well as press, radio and TV laughed at an email and website post from energy company Ovo which advised customers how to stay warm and save money.

The list included stopping draughts, encouraging chil‐ dren to have hula hoop com‐ petitions, cleaning the house, wearing more clothes and cuddling a pet brought a com‐ bination of derision and anger from consumers facing ever increasing bills.

Very quickly, the company issued a tweet stating “You might have seen OVO and SSE in the news today. We recent‐

ly sent an email to customers with energy saving tips that linked to a blog post.

“This blog should never have been written or sent to customers ‐ it was embarrass‐ ingly unhelpful and poorly judged. We are sincerely sor‐ ry.”

Following this, the compa‐ ny’s founder Stephen Fitz‐ patrick (said to be worth £675 million according to the Sun‐ day Times Rich List) appeared on radio and TV to personally apologise for the blunder and to admit that he was embar‐ rassed by the whole thing.

Speaking to the BBC he said “We’re a large company and somebody had a bad day” but admitted that someone in his organisation should have spotted this before it was ever issued.

Those who commented on his appearances said that he appeared to be both sincere and was generally contrite over what had happened.

Money laundering ACCUSED in the past of being an unregulated tax haven, the Gibraltar Government has made sure that its regula‐ tions generally align with those in place throughout the UK and European Union.

Its latest action was to organise through the Office of Fair Trading on Tuesday January 11, a virtual training pre‐ sentation aimed at estate agents and high value goods dealers on recognising possible money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism.

The presentation covered various topics including ben‐ eficial ownership, politically exposed persons, record keeping, targeted financial sanction (TFS) and checks on both Terrorist Financing (TF) and Proliferation Financing (PF).

BUSINESS EXTRA Rain in Spain ONE of the, until now, overlooked problems of climate change according to the journal Nature is the fact that heavier than usual rainfall is hurting the economies of coun‐ tries like Spain, because the infrastructure is un‐ able to cope with pro‐ longed heavy torrents which cause disruption.

Gold plated REPORTS from his in‐ vestment office suggest that Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega has agreed to buy the Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto which has gold plated windows for around €1 billion, which could be the largest commercial property sale in Canada since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Wind power DESPITE the fact that the electricity price in Spain continues to rock‐ et, the country’s wind association AEE has re‐ vealed that wind power was the largest source of electricity generated in 2021, producing some 23 per cent of the nation’s electricity needs.

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LEAPY LEE SAYS IT OTHERS THINK IT DELIGHTED with Australia’s decision to deport Djokovic. In my opinion this man has always exuded a certain arrogance and was undoubtedly under the impression that because he could get away with just about anything in his own country, he would be able to manipulate the Australian authorities in the same way.

He reminds me of Oscar Pistorius; another sportsman who also thought his prowess in the arena placed him above the law. Well both of these men have now had their egos firmly brought down to terra firma. I just couldn’t imagine Nadal or Federer trying to get away with this flagrant disrespect of another country’s regulations ‐ two true gentlemen of a sport this man has sullied with his egotistical disregard for the authorities that govern law and order.

All this of course comes after ‘others’ were also under the impression the laws of the land didn’t apply to them. To be honest a bit of illegal boozing at Number 10 didn’t bother me unduly, but unfortunately Boris has been caught lying to the House; consequently, as Profumo and others have discovered in the past

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Delighted (and Blair didn’t!) this is unacceptable and in my opinion his position is now untenable. Who should take his place?

Don’t ask me ‐ I certainly have my opinions of who shouldn’t!

Second delight of the week is the decision by culture secretary Nadine Dorries to freeze the BBC licence fee for the next two years. This almost unbelievably biased operation simply must be curbed. To think they expect a British public should pay even more for their diatribes of left‐wing propaganda simply defies the imagination. Their saturated coverage of the ‘garden party’ affair has been a positive disgrace. Their edited extracts, carefully selected to show the prime minister in the worst light and the incredible amount of airtime given to his political enemies, (apparently a ratio of five to one of their featured speakers have been in favour of his resignation) reveals an attitude more arrogant than Djokovic and Pistorius put together.

This prejudice of course is only matched by the reports they decide to suppress.

How many of us were aware that their current hero Kier Starmer was actually

caught on camera drinking beer with his colleagues in a Durham constituency office during lockdown last May? I personally hadn’t seen this event chronicled in any BBC reports at all.

Starmer’s actions were in blatant disregard of the lockdown laws and should have received at least some retributory publicity. Some chance. Pots, kettles and throwing stones in glass houses come to mind.

This of course goes even further to reinforcing my opinion that the whole unethical biased organisation is not fit for purpose and should have their licence revoked all together. I think the lot of them are a disgrace. Pity the poor old Queen. Not much to celebrate for this precious lady in what is supposed to be her celebratory Jubilee year. Stick ‘em in the tower ma’am, where they all belong.

Keep the faith.

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Boiling Point

FANCY FACADE: But will it come crashing down?

STEPHEN GRAHAM plays a commanding head chef at a most sought‐after restaurant in London in the gripping dra‐ ma Boiling Point, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Amid professional and per‐ sonal crises, Graham’s charac‐ ter Andy tries to keep it togeth‐ er as everything seems to be going wrong in the run‐up to Christmas. A disastrous health and safety visit, double book‐ ings, a celebrity guest and drug and alcohol abuse threaten to destroy his reputation.

From the beginning, there is an ominous feeling that the night will not go well for Andy who is pushed and pulled from all angles. As staff prepare for

one of their busiest nights, the audience can feel the energy.

Close‐up, over‐the‐shoulder camera shots transport the au‐ dience into the stressful kitchen environment.

This film keeps you gripped from the start, capturing the sweat and tears that goes into running a kitchen and the dy‐ namics between the front of house staff and the chefs run‐ ning the show behind the scenes. Things come to a head when one of the chefs makes a mistake with a food order that results in an emergency call‐ out. As staff begin to turn on each other, the question is ‐ will the restaurant’s fancy fa‐ cade come crashing down?

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CLAIRE GORDON FINDING BALANCE IN AN UNEVEN WORLD AS calls for Boris Johnson to resign get louder and the pile of wrong doings gets larger, I do find myself wondering how we ever got here in the first place.

Johnson has never been a shining light of decorum and common sense, for those who never read his offensive columns or awful literature, a buffoon would have probably been the closest descriptor most people would have come up with.

But a buffoon should not a prime minister make. So much more is at play than what is sitting on the surface. The insidious media campaigns filled with misinformation obviously did their job in the same way they did for Brexit, and the proven way that people swing to the right when faced with personal hardship is how the Conservatives usually gain power. But Johnson? Really?

A large part of how many people who are completely unqualified for their jobs end up way above their head is implicit bias. Unsupported assumptions we make about people or groups, with implicit, or unconscious bias being ones we hold without even knowing

Complicit bias we do. They can be based on many factors such as age, race, gender, socioeconomic status, or class.

While these biases aren’t always negative, they’re shaped by either a survival instinct that causes people to associate with people they perceive to be like them, or they are caused by the information we consume telling us some things are ‘better’.

In the case of Johnson, he is moneyed with a good education, a posh voice and he is a man. All things people have been programmed to see as competent and commanding, even if the individual evidence deems otherwise. The accent is incredibly interesting as a social scientist on TikTok showed with a very enlightening experiment. She audio described a speech by Johnson, repeating every word, pause, umm and ah, but in a woman’s Geordie accent.

Suddenly, the rambling address the prime minister had given, which some people had said was a stand-up piece of oration, became a mass of run-on sentences that most people would struggle

to wait for the end of.

The same implicit bias showed its face when TV broadcasters started to speak in regional accents. Although the mix better reflected the people watching the shows, there was uproar from those very same people saying folk on the TV should always speak ‘The Queen’s English’ because it is ‘better’.

While accent bias seems to be a smaller issue, as we can see from the clown that is running the UK, all these biases can add up to catastrophe.

It also is a smaller part of the bigger issue I spoke about last week, which is systematic oppression. If someone has made their mind up about how competent you are before you’ve even started, then that bias has put you on the back foot, and that only perpetuates the prejudice through lack of representation. People need to be aware of this.

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TONI C. EASTWOOD OBE, MBA

#TheWomanBeyond I’M continuing the theme from last week as we weave our way through January and the beginning of 2022.

It brings to mind one of my favourite Latin phrases, Deo volente.

It’s Latin for ‘God willing.’

The ancient Stoics told us that it’s important to have clear goals, but they suggested that we also need to qualify those goals with something along the lines of ‘if fate will have it.’

‘I will travel by ship to Athens. If fate will have it.’

‘I will do x, y, or z. If fate will have it.’

They called it the ‘reserve clause.’

I love that, a reserve clause. It’s one thing to be super clear on what we’re after and super committed to making it happen.

But (very important but!), we need to remember the fact that, ultimate‐ ly, the results of our actions are al‐

Combarro, Galicia One of the most beautiful towns in Galicia.

COMBARRO is often de‐ scribed as one of the most beautiful towns in Galicia.

Nestled along the coast to the west of Pontevedra, it of‐ fers a taste of quaint tradition in an area bustling with tourism in the summer months. Combarro is the town of the hórreos, the tra‐ ditional grain stores found all over the region. They are ev‐ erywhere and many have been restored to their original glory along with the stone houses, which they belong to.

The village is nestled right next to the Rías Baixas estu‐ ary and many of the hórreos are perched on the water’s edge. The same is true of the restaurants, where you can eat seafood as fresh as you

DEO VOLENTE ways out of our hands.

What are your goals for this year, or do you have what I like to call a BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal) ‐ do share them with me, I’d love to hear.

We’d be wise to remember that the patron god of philosophy was Apollo.

If you remember your Gods, Apollo was an archer. The archer does his very best to shoot the arrow straight toward its target but, once the ar‐ row is released, he knows that the outcome is out of his control.

Same with us.

We need to focus on the process (pick a wise goal, shoot the arrow straight!) and let the outcome be what it is.

It’s similar to reaching for the stars and if we get to the moon, well that’s great.

So, Deo volente in the beginning when we share our goals with our‐

selves and co‐creators.

And then (for me, anyway), ‘Thy will be done.’

We don’t hit the target. OK. It is what it is. Thy will be done.

It’s time to love what is.

The Stoics called this the ‘art of ac‐ quiescence.’

W h a t e v e r i s , I S . A s B y r o n Ka t i e says, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to argue with reality. We’ll lose. On‐ ly EVERY TIME. Accept what is. (Love it!) Get clear on the next target. Shoot straight.

Enjoy the process.

The best way to get on top and en‐ sure you are going to make 2022 your best year yet, is to ensure you put self‐care at the top of your prior‐ ity list!!! I’ve made this super easy for you with my 10 Day Self‐Care Challenge, my FREE E‐Book, so why not join me and my team and loads of our clients for our New Year Self‐ Care Challenge.

will find anywhere. Locally re‐ ferred to as the mariner’s town, Combarro’s fishing tra‐ dition dates back hundreds of years. The local catches have been wheeled up the granite walkways to feed the locals and nearby residents since the 1700s. Despite surround‐ ing developments, the village has lost little of its charm.

The village offers narrow streets to get lost in, artisan shops and beach walks, all within an area that can be easily explored in a day. De‐ spite its small size, Combarro is a place that draws you back again. And its proximity to Vi‐ go makes it accessible to any‐ one visiting the area.

Make sure it’s on your list of places to see in Galicia.

I challenge you to show yourself some love to set you on track for a great time of growth and develop‐ ment!

I challenge you to try a new self‐ care activity for 10 days straight. I’ll provide you with easy self‐care strategies to try from day one through 10 that are suitable for a busy lifestyle ‐ like yours. ‐ for more info and to receive your FREE copy straight to your in box, head on over to https://quantumvantage.co.uk/10 dayselfcarechallenge Don’t hold back another moment.

You could be just one step away…

Prepare yourself to receive the good things you are after. Here’s to a successful 2022.

Stay Focused, Keep Positive and Choose to +1 in Every Moment.

Toni x Toni Eastwood OBE, MBA #TheWomanBeyond To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

Please do get in touch if you have any questions. Follow me, chat and share your thoughts and network with other fabulous women in my Visionary Women Facebook Group.

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GO LOCAL

THE EURO WEEKLY NEWS has urged its readers to support local businesses in the com‐ munity by shopping locally in recent times. Now things are heading back to normal, we challenge you to maintain that habit by supporting local high streets, markets, butch‐ ers, greengrocers and all of the wonderfully quirky inde‐ pendent businesses in your area.

Local businesses make our villages, towns and cities what they are. They add unique

character. They are conve‐ nient. And they offer excellent produce from known suppli‐ ers. The joy of shopping locally means that independent busi‐ nesses can support the local community. You may find something a euro or two cheaper online but have you considered where your money is actually going?

By shopping locally you’re putting food on a local family’s table and there is nothing bet‐ ter than giving back to the communities that have given

us so much. Local stores sup‐ port charities and they sponsor local sports teams. In many cases, they are much more than just a business, they’re a legacy. They may have sup‐ ported generations of the same family. Likewise, brand new local stores and bars may help the generations of the fu‐ ture fulfil their dreams and am‐ bitions.

Remember, your local store is going up against multination‐ als and chains. They can’t win that battle on their own. So give them your support.

Spending your money locally will make a real difference to the local economy. Local busi‐ nesses recirculate a greater share of every euro they re‐ ceive at local level. They create locally owned supply chains and they invest in their em‐ ployees.

So remember.

When you go shopping ‐ go local!

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It’s a purely political decision MIKE SENKER IN MY OPINION Views of a Grumpy Old Man SO Novak Djokovic got deported from Australia and, in my opinion, it was an absolute dog’s dinner. If they had any health concerns they should have just declared that if he was not vaccinated he could not enter the country for any reason whatsoever (which is a nonsense too). But someone somewhere decided to let him in. Unfortunately for Novak, and tennis fans round the world, it got political and after much toing and froing Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke cancelled the visa, just three days before the tourney was set to begin.

Now if Hawke had said Novak lied about not quarantining or posing for photographs in Spain, whilst allegedly breaking Covid rules maybe, but he didn’t. Novak was deported because “it serves the public interest”, Hawke said. And this is what really worries me. Djokovic’s presence in Australia may be a risk to the health and ‘good order’ of the Australian people. How? He hasn’t got Covid. Scott Morrison, the Australian PM welcomed the court’s decision, saying, “it

will help keep our borders strong and keep Australians safe.” For me, it all sounds wrong and is a purely political decision and in line with the whole Australian panic rules over the last two years.

Finally got my new iPhone from my service provider so I could pay for it monthly as it’s just under half of what I paid for my first house! I bought a flip over case which allows you to keep a couple of credit cards and also acts as a stand. Got it home, put the case on and after a bit noticed the ‘phone stopped vibrating on silent mode. I took it to Apple - he took it out, fiddled about for a few minutes, fixed it and put it back in the case. But when I got home I noticed it wasn’t working again.

Mrs S got involved and started doing some searching online and found out it was a common problem and was caused by the magnets in the case interfering with the magnet in the ‘phone. Out of the case the ‘phone worked fine so I took that case back and got my €20 back. I set off back to the Apple store to get a new case and, of course, that’s where you get conned as it cost me another €90 for a case plus screen protection.

I think Apple do all these things so you have to buy their products only.

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Make sure all they want to steal is your heart NORA JOHNSON BREAKING VIEWS Nora is the author of popular psychological suspense and crime thrillers and a freelance journalist.

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OVER the New Year break an email popped into my website inbox from someone called ‘Trudie’.

Nothing unusual in that ‐ I frequently get great comments (very flattering, many thanks!) from purchasers of my novels and audiobooks as well as read‐ ers of this column. But this email was a bit different. Attached was a photo of an extremely pretty, smiling teenager with the message she hoped she could become my ‘girlfriend’.

I know I’m in trousers in the photos on my website but do I really look, err, male? (Check this out for yourself; the website’s listed below!). And anyway, would I honestly be interested in be‐ friending online someone a fraction of my age?

The sad truth is that many have been duped into sending money to internet conmen posing as would‐be girl‐ Nora Johnson’s opinions

ROMANTIC SCAMS: Fake photos are uploaded.

meet you, but something will happen to them. They’ll get robbed, roughed up (you get the message) and, natural‐ ly, you’ll be their only contact to beg for financial help.

Scams so obvious they could have been made up by members of the pre‐ sent UK government ‐ themselves world leaders in rewriting the textbook on incompetence and being economi‐ cal with the truth.

Oh, and if ‘Trudie’ happens to be reading this and wants some ‘addition‐ al feedback’, here’s two additional words, mate, and one of them is ‘off’.

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friends/boyfriends. Romance scams Nigerian scam has many variations, robbed 9,000 Britons nearly £100m but its dating or romance scam, in ad‐ last year. Thanks to online dating and dition to requesting money for college the pandemic, these crimes are more fees, sick relations etc, is a bit differ‐ sophisticated and prevalent than ever. ent. The fraudsters upload fake glam‐ All part of what’s usually known as orous photos, mostly of Europeans ‘Nigerian scam’, because Nigeria’s claiming to be foreign specialists work‐ where it usually originates. And it ing in Nigeria or Ghana. After they initi‐ To read more articles from our columnists works. One Nigerian conman received ate some correspondence and perhaps and to have your say in the comments go a 12‐year jail sentence after scamming even send some cheap gifts, they’ll in‐ to www.euroweeklynews.com $1.3 million from victims. evitably be almost on their way to are her own and are not necessarily representative of those of the publishers, advertisers or sponsors.

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WORDS IN ACTION

MARBELLA MOMENTS

BY NICOLE KING REGULAR readers of my column will know that I’m fascinated by water, how it ‘remembers’ and ‘re‐ acts’; however I frequently forget to implement my knowledge.

For this reason, as a refresher for all of us going into this new year, here’s a simple reminder of the im‐ portance of paying attention not just to how much water we drink, but also to what we think and talk about.

We’ve been brought up to be‐ lieve that words cannot hurt us but this is completely untrue. In fact, the words we say have an immense impact on absolutely everything.

Studies by Japanese researcher Dr Masaru Emoto, have clearly demonstrated that words can actu‐ ally do a lot of harm, to us, to those around us and to the environment.

The photographs of his experi‐ ments clearly prove that words have so much power that they can even alter the molecular structure of water; a substance that covers at least 70 per cent of our planet’s sur‐

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Watch the effect of your words by doing this simple experiment.

face and makes up some 65 per cent of the adult human body.

He showed us that water ex‐ posed to harmonious, classical mu‐ sic and positive affirmations pro‐ duced brilliant, unique, diamond formations when frozen and anal‐ ysed under a powerful microscope.

His findings also indicated that prayer could transform ugly pollut‐ ed water molecules into beautiful

snowflake and diamond crystals af‐ ter being blessed. In contrast, the images of the polluted water or wa‐ ter exposed to abusive words were visibly dark and daunting.

Masuru took water from differ‐ ent origins, distilled water, tap wa‐ ter from different cities, lakes, rivers etc and concluded that water has ‘memory’ and even our very inten‐ tions and thoughts will either res‐

onate in harmony with the beauty of nature, or clash in grotesque dis‐ tinction.

Let’s think about this for a mo‐ ment: According to the National Science Foundation we have on av‐ erage between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day and approximate‐ ly 80 per cent are negative and 95 per cent are repetitive. How is that reflecting in the water in our bod‐

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ies? Not well according to Masuru.

Simply by worrying or saying things like “I hate being late” carry an en‐ ergy that is probably creating the same sinister looking images if ob‐ served under a microscope.

We can’t see inside ourselves so perhaps it’s hard to imagine what this actually means for us personal‐ ly. I hope that by trying this follow‐ ing experiment at home it will help you watch your words in action.

1. Put some boiled rice into three separate jam jars.

2. Label one jar with the words I LOVE YOU, another with I HATE YOU and the third, leave blank.

3. Seal with the lid.

4. Separate the jars (at least 30 cms apart) and say the correspond‐ ing words written on the jar directly to that jar, every day, for 30 days.

(Completely ignore the unlabelled jar).

I found it difficult to insult the jar during this experiment but if you do try it, please send me your photos!

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TECHNICALLY CORRECT? From our Facebook

COMMON LANGUAGE: Where has the use of English come from today_

I agree with your observations (David Worboys – Issue 1906 ), but would add why is it now common practice to punctuate statements (usually every sentence) with YOU KNOW, or addressing a group of women as GUYS. Where has this nonsense come from (possibly USA) but IS it now mandatory?

Confused,

credibility and to head off the numpties who might think you are an empty vessel who likes the sound of his own voice/seeing his words in print.

Carry on telling it like it is - it makes my week, I only wish I could access your e-mail inbox, it would give me hours of enjoyment!!

Kind regards, Mark

Barry

History Notes Agree with Leapy Sir, Without blowing smoke where the sun doesn’t shine, I would like to say how much I enjoyed your last article ( Issue 1906 ). Sometimes one has to reinforce their views with a small back story to add

Dear Editor, As a regular weekly reader of your well produced informative paper, it is regrettable you discontinued publishing the factual historical items.

Will you reconsider??

Thanks.

Kind regards, Joe

FACE MASKS: Which kind do you prefer to wear?

Julie Abedin Maybe it’s time to ditch them, say no to this crap and breath fresh air.

Halldor Laxdal Are people really that stupid to think you can protect yourself from virus with face mask. If dust you can see enters your nose with it the virus will.

Kevin Williams Most people will know that but the sheep won’t, it’s the new normal for them unfortunately.

Michael Crabtree The mask is just to show compliance.

TIME FOR CHANGE? THE ongoing saga of the wealthy and privileged flouting pandemic protocols seems never ending.

Boris Johnson and No 10 are back in the headlines for partying again, with the Metropolitan Police saying that they are waiting for evidence to emerge from the Sue Gray inquiry, although a former Chief Constable told the BBC that it was the role of police to find evidence, not wait for someone else to do it for them!

Sue Gray as a Civil Servant in the Cabinet Office has a record of investigating political scandals and has a reputation of not holding back when in-

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volved with Damian Green, Liam Fox, Andrew Mitchell and Hazel Blears.

The problem however is that the Prime Minister seems to have the equivalent of ‘Sovereign Immunity’ meaning that if she does declare that he has breached the rules, then he is allowed to decide whether he should be referred to Lord Geidt, the current independent adviser on ministerial interests.

It seems that those of us who are not politically influential have no option other than follow all of the requirements laid down by the powers that be with regards to face masks, social distancing

and vaccination, whilst others can do what they like and generally get away with it.

It is now nearly two years since the first lockdown and despite all of the precautions dictated, the incidence of infection in Britain, Spain and most of the world seems to be increasing rather than diminishing, although the severity of infection seems to be lessening.

Perhaps now is the time to be allowed to treat coronavirus on the same level as other illnesses and be able to enjoy a meal with friends without having to show a passport to enter a bar or restaurant.

Ruma Jordan Ie which gimp mask is your favourite in this game of subservience and control !!!

William Kay They took their time to tell us that. However I use a multi layered style of mask, so I offer the view it has to be better than a single layer one.

Annie Burton Who gives a fly? Ditch the mask and get on with life.

Diana Picken Lol I have said that all long and I’m no expert.

At the EWN, we pride ourselves that reports are accurate and fair. If we do slip up, we promise to set the record straight in a clear, no-nonsense manner. To ask for an inaccuracy to be corrected. Email: editorial@euroweeklynews.com

HEALTH & BEAUTY

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Beating Anxiety MANY students find their schoolwork, ex‐ ams, projects, homework, and presenta‐ tions overwhelming. How about you?

A recent trend on TikTok showed that stu‐ dents from the US, UK and Spain are finding that the volume of work is too much and af‐ fecting their mental health. This can cause anxiety, lack of sleep and deep depression.

Identifiers Some common signs you are struggling in high school are: Falling behind on work, los‐ ing interest because you have no time for anything else, panic attacks, short of breath, stomach aches on a Sunday night, procrasti‐ nating and lack of sleep.

What you should do Always speak with your teachers or tutor and explain what you are struggling with.

You should also have a clear workspace at home ‐ a room that is clutter free and has good lighting. If your room is a mess, so will your head be! Get a wall planner and plan things ahead with sticky notes ‐ pulling them off and throwing them in the bin once com‐ pleted will make you feel good and in con‐ trol.

Take time out, and not on social media!

Relax your brain and get some fresh air. Go for a walk, take the dog out, read a book out‐ side or listen to music while doing some

@MINDFULTEENWORLD ON INSTAGRAM breathing exercises.

Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables and proteins and drink plenty of water. And get plenty of sleep ‐ you’ll need around 10 hours per day when working hard.

Remember to talk, you are not alone! If you are feeling like you can’t cope, it’s not healthy to keep it inside. Release the stress by talking and if you continue to struggle, ask for help! At school and at home.

Mindfulness exercises are becoming an everyday part of life in US schools. Chat to your school about bringing mindfulness pro‐ grammes into your daily routine. It’s been proven to increase positive mental health for students and teachers with increased pro‐ ductivity.

Check out www.mindup.org and find mindfulness exercises on YouTube to help with stress and anxiety.

Alison #mindfulteenworld To read more articles from our columnists and to have your say in the comments go to www.euroweeklynews.com

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Better health at your pharmacy WE all know we should keep a frequent eye on our health, whether it is to monitor exist‐ ing conditions or ward against potential problems.

Among the most frequently‐ heard health advice we may have come across the phrase, ‘know your numbers.’

This motto is often used to refer to cholesterol or blood sugar figures, but there are in fact a series of numbers it is helpful to keep a check on.

Many Spanish pharmacies offer quick and cheap tests, often with results while you wait. So which are some of the most common tests and what can they tell us?

First up is cholesterol, which

can lead to heart attack or stroke if too much of the ‘bad’ type accrues in the body. There are two types of this waxy sub‐ stance; low‐density lipoproteins (LDL) and high‐density lipopro‐ teins (HDL).

LDLs are considered bad as they can collect in the arteries, eventually causing blockages, whereas HDL can actually carry cholesterol away from the body to be processed in the liv‐ er.

The British Heart Foundation recommends a combined total of four millimoles per litre of blood or less for those at high risk of some diseases.

Next is glycated haemo‐ globin, which indicates average

blood sugar level for the last two or three months and can help indicate prediabetes, as well as types I and II diabetes.

Also important in indicating risk of fatty liver disease and pancreatitis is knowing your triglyceride levels. These chemi‐ cals are a type of fat found in the blood and can raise risk of coronary heart disease, particu‐ larly in women.

For men, a PSA test can indi‐ cate healthy prostate function.

PSA is a protein produced by both cancerous and non‐can‐ cerous tissue in the prostate and testing its levels can help with early detection of issues such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate and prostate cancer.

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Hydration station THE change of seasons can affect each of us differently; whether it is hay fever, a vul‐ nerability to coughs and colds, or even dry skin.

If you find this part of the year leaves your skin con‐ fused and dehydrated, it might be worth stepping up your moisturising routine and taking care to avoid aggres‐ sive or overly‐chemical for‐ mulas.

In the morning and evening, after using a gentle cleanser and toner, apply a moisturiser to still‐damp skin.

This tip helps any lotion you apply absorb more deeply, as well as locking the moisturising effects in for longer.

Another trick is to make sure you are using the right product for your skin type. All skin types need both water and oils in the right balance and the trick is finding prod‐ ucts with the correct balance for your particular skin.

For normal to dry skin, try a moisturiser containing antiox‐

PROTECTION: Use the right product for your skin.

idants and Omega 3s, as well as natural UVB protection.

If your concern is oiliness, try a hydrating gel, containing hyaluronic acid to bind mois‐ ture to the skin.

For problem skins suffering from both blemishes and dry‐

ness, try a lightweight oil specifically designed to rebal‐ ance and calm.

And finally, for ageing skin in need of nourishing, try an oil containing vitamin E and Omegas 6 and 9 to protect skin.

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What have you learnt?

ROBERT SHALLIS WITH 2021 now behind us, we would have all experienced different challenges and or struggles, of course we have had some wonderful things happen too. Each of us has our own story to tell which is all relative. It is pretty clear that we cannot change the past but we can most certainly use it to help mould our future and make 2022 a better year. How do we do this?

Firstly, I always like to ask two poignant questions about the past; what have I learnt and what will I do differently next time?

Albert Einstein once said: ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’

So, the key is to use our past mistakes, errors of judgement, whatever it may be, as lessons in order and make changes for the better by simply doing things differently.

In order for things in your life to change, you have to change things

Take control of your life and watch the miracles unfold.

currently in your life.

You may have already tried different ways and methods to achieve something you desire and feel despondent to the point of giving up, however, that is the most important time to shake off those shackles of fear and doubt and push on through.

If you fail at something it doesn’t make ‘you’ a failure, it simply

means the thing you’ve tried has failed. If you keep trying you’ll eventually fail your way to success.

Learning by your failings and mistakes will pave your way to your goal.

Thomas Edison was often ridiculed as he made thousands of attempts before creating the light bulb. When asked how he felt about his many failings during that

time, his reply was “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”

He used his failures as lessons in how not to do something which we can all do in whatever we are trying to achieve in our lives.

So, what have you learnt in 2021 that will help you to progress to success in 2022? What lessons can you take to help yourself and others in order to elevate to new heights?

Life is as exciting as you choose it to be. If you’re not happy, content, fulfilled then think about making a change. These are bi‐products of pursuing something with real purpose and creating a lifestyle you want for the benefit of you and those around you. Ask yourself what is important to you and decide whether it’s important enough to be committed or just interested.

Commitment is key and will show itself if its importance is enough to add real value in your life.

Follow your bliss and do not concern yourself with other people’s negative opinions as its

just their opinion and often has more do about them than you. The only opinion that really matters is that which you have of yourself.

You will find you are truly happiest when you’re in the process of achieving your goal. The journey is always the fun part when you look back so enjoy the progressive realisation of whatever dreams you have for 2022.

Look back on 2021 as a year of learning and use its teachings to launch you into 2022 with fresh eyes, renewed vigour and excitement.

Now is the time for you to allow things to start happening for you instead of to you, so take control and watch the miracles unfold.

Good luck!

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Visit La Palma and spend time and money LETTER FROM

CANARIES DEAR readers, A very Happy New Year to you all. I hope this finds you well, solvent and happy, your liver as undam‐ aged as possible after the prolonged festivities, with any New Year reso‐ lutions you made still going strong.

I managed to stop smoking for eight hours on January 1 but was asleep so, although a promising start, it doesn’t count. No problem.

While the year’s by no means over, the festive season finally is, so I can stop again. Ever the optimist.

Trouble is, it’s convenient to smoke, especially now restaurants and bars are no‐smoking zones and people’s houses too, very sensibly.

Whenever tedium with your compa‐ ny strikes, caused by Covid vaccine and other conspiracy theories; daily minutae; boasting (hate it); hate‐ mongering or any form of idiocy or ignorance, a desire to pop outside for

ISLANDERS: Are slowly being allowed to go back home, if they can.

a smoke overwhelms me.

Freedom’s easily won with a...

“Will you excuse me, just nipping out to smoke.” Off you go with a wry smile and helpless shrug of the shoul‐ ders.

In the Canaries, blessed with good weather, you can comfortably pro‐ long your absence. Further north, prudent provision of warm clothing close to hand is vital. Shivering out‐ side’s not nearly as bad as dubious social discourse, but it is unpleasant.

For those who use smoking to es‐

cape, there’s a possible solution which I’ll be testing tonight: give up secretly. Tell nobody and who’s to know what you’re doing when you escape? Sit on the sea wall, bench, wherever and be seen to fiddle around with something, remember‐ ing to bend towards, then spark up, your lighter.

So much better for your health.

This solution’s also good for smokers who equate work breaks with smok‐ ing. Coat on and down you go to shiver in doorways with the naughty

crew, the smokers, without smoking.

People also smoke when stressed, presumably because nicotine can stimulate vigilance, information pro‐ cessing, memory and dopamine pro‐ duction.

Living with a volcano, for example, is extraordinarily stressful. I noticed lots of smokers on La Palma, a bit like watching an old film. Investigation re‐ vealed the volcano to often be the cause. Both new and ex‐smokers, mostly men, confirmed this.

The end of La Palma’s volcano was the best ever Christmas and Reyes present the islanders could have had.

At Christmas,10 days after the vol‐ cano went quiet, the 85‐day‐old

eruption was officially declared over, although a state of emergency still exists there.

You can bet giving up smoking’s way down the list of priorities for the 7,000 + islanders evacuated from their homes, who are slowly being al‐ lowed back if the houses still exist.

Many families have lost absolutely everything. Lava removal’s under‐ way, incredibly, to clear roads. Ash clearing’s a mammoth task. There’s SO much to do to repair the damage and restore normality to the affected area.

It’s a beautiful island, mostly un‐ touched by the volcano on the west coast, which is anyway fascinating to visit. Go there please, and spend some time and money. You won’t be disappointed.

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Malaga magical mystery music Enjoy a mystery musician.

WHEN House music and raves first started, they were often secretive as they were being held without licences and those wanting to attend were told to meet at a specif‐ ic time and place where the location was revealed.

Something similar is now taking place, but it is certainly legal although it still retains an edge of mystery and is taking the world by storm presenting music in different and inti‐ mate settings.

It started in London in 2009, when Rafe Offer invited some friends over to a London flat for a low‐key, intimate gig.

Eight people gathered in the living room to listen to live music performed by friend and musician Dave Alexander.

There were no bad vibes, fights or even flat beer, just a special event which got every‐ one thinking and thus Sofar Sounds was founded to cap‐ ture that magic.

Quickly, what started as a hobby spread into a global community for artists and au‐ diences to come together in unique and welcoming spaces ‐ with an added element of surprise ‐ to share, discover, create and, hopefully make a friend or find their new favourite band along the way.

Today, Sofar Sounds is a community of thousands of

artists, hosts, fans, travellers and more, putting on hun‐ dreds of secret, intimate events per month, across 325 cities around the world and Malaga has just been includ‐ ed.

The first event takes place in the centre of Malaga City on Saturday January 29 from 7.30pm and costs €10, so if you don’t mind not knowing who you are going to see or even where it will take place until 36 hours before the event, just sign up.

The second is on Saturday February 12 from 9pm with tickets costing €15 also in Malaga City and again no de‐ tails revealed until 36 hours beforehand.

There will be a need to pro‐ duce proof of vaccination on the nights and everyone will have to wear masks and re‐ spect social distancing, but if you fancy a different night out on the basis that these will be enjoyable events visit https://www.sofarsounds.co m.

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Metalmania

IF you can’t wait for the Monsters of Metal weekend in Fuengirola this July, there is an earlier option when two top tribute bands come to the Fuengirola Sala Super‐ star on Saturday February 12.

Headliners are Metalma‐ nia, probably Spain’s most successful tribute to Metallica and they have been together since 2001 playing hundreds of gigs over the years and pol‐ ishing as well as updating their homage to the hugely popular American band.

Be prepared to leave the venue with ringing ears as they normally turn the vol‐ ume up to 11 and play a two‐ hour show.

Supporting them on the evening (and indeed on their current Spanish tour) are the ZZ Show, a top experience of the music of the Texan trio who sadly lost bass player Dusty Hill in 2021 at the age of 72.

The band use video screens and special effects as

they perform the chugging boogie that the bearded ones are so well known for.

It’s going to be a long night to remember with tickets costing just €12.15 online and doors opening at 7.30pm, so visit

https://www.taquilla.com/e ntradas/metalmania‐tributo‐ a‐metallica to make sure you don’t miss out, but be aware that there will invariably be some restrictions with re‐ gards to masks and social dis‐ tancing.

Fitness festival GET fit and help support Triple A animal rescue in Marbella by visiting the Fitness Festival at the Palacios de Congresos on January 29 and 30.

It’s a new event for Marbella and brings together a num‐ ber of companies and individuals who will be pleased to share their knowledge of fitness and well‐being with visi‐ tors.

There are a number of guest speakers including English bodybuilder Dorian Yates who was six‐time Mr Olympia champion as well as six live classes and six live perfor‐ mances each day, over 40 fitness related businesses, a kid’s zone, sports section, gyms, games, food village and a social media area.

Entry costs €5 for adults and €3 for children and there is a family ticket priced at €12, all of which can be purchased in advance at https://www.fitnessfestivalmarbella.com.

For regular supporters of Triple A there might even be a chance to purchase their 2022 calendar which has been professionally produced and features a number of dogs from the rescue centre.

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DAVID WORBOYS IF a politician, celebrity or academic decides a word or expression is po‐ litically incorrect, it becomes taboo.

The words ‘fireman’ and ‘actress’ slot neatly into this category, as they remind us that there were two distinct sexes. We are all firefighters and actors now.

In the past, most offensive words were either swear words, or were blasphemous. Swear words are mostly vulgar and tend to suggest a lack of education on the part of the user. Some, such as ‘bugger’, can be quite amusing if used humorously.

Then we have the c‐word and the f‐word. For me the former is ob‐ scene. I have used the latter when I was younger and angry but, now that it is much more commonly used, I find it repellent.

If said for effect rather than hissed or shouted in anger, its use is unjusti‐ fied ‐ even for those with a severely limited vocabulary. And there are enough other ****‐words to ac‐ count for most of the alphabet these days. The t‐word (‘transgender’), the

DODGY WORDS

Ambrose and Agatha both used the n-word in the 1930s.

p‐word (‘Pakistani’), the b‐word (‘bloody’) etc.

Today the most sensitive dodgy word is known as the n‐word. In 1932, Ambrose and his Orchestra recorded a perennial favourite ‘The Sun has got his Hat on’, which con‐ tains the line ‘He’s been tanning nig‐ gers (out in Timbuctoo)’. The word

was then considered socially accept‐ able, but in 2014 this version was played inadvertently on a local radio station. The presenter was forced to resign! In later interpretations the of‐ fensive line has been amended to ‘He’s been roasting peanuts’.

Then there was Agatha Christie’s ‘Ten Little Niggers’ published in

1939. The title had to be amended in 1964 to ‘Ten Little Indians’. By 1986 there were further objections and it now sells under the title ‘And then there were none’.

The n‐word is simply a derivation of the Spanish word ‘negro’. What is wrong with having a black skin?

Why should it cause offence? The

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answer is that, after the war, racist white Americans began to use the word ‘nigger’ as a term of abuse.

They also addressed their black brothers as ‘boy’. Black Americans responded by addressing each other as ‘man’, an expression now widely adopted by whites. It’s also used as an interjection.

Alex Hales, the cricketer, painted himself brown (not black) at a party in 2009. He has recently been con‐ demned as a racist!

The colour white is associated with the purity of snow. Black has sinister connotations, probably relat‐ ing to the darkness of night. This has nothing to do with the colour of a person’s skin. And yet the word ‘black’ has to be used with extreme care. To give somebody a black look or a black mark is out of the ques‐ tion. What are we supposed to call a blackbird or a blackberry in future?

By the way, the black colleagues and acquaintances that I know find this overreaction as ridiculous as I do.

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ROAD TEST

by Mark Slack AT one time you could look at the badge on the back of a car and immediately know the model. It’s no longer the case.

Take Audi for example, my re‐ cent test car was the A4 Avant 40 TDi quattro S line S tronic.

Nothing so simple as telling you what trim level is or its engine size. The Avant signifies, in old fashioned parlance, estate, the 40 relates to the engine’s power (although how 40 relates to 201 hp is somewhat of a mystery), the TDi Turbo Diesel in‐ jection, quattro equals four‐ wheel‐drive, S line the trim and s tronic alludes to the car’s au‐ tomatic gearbox.

What isn’t a mystery is why the A4 Avant would be a wel‐ come addition to any driveway.

The range starts from €43,106/£36,030 and my 40 TDi quattro weighs in at €50,329/£42,070, and with op‐ tions including a panoramic sunroof totalled €57,704/ £48,240.

Standard fare includes sports suspension, LED lighting, high

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Audi A4 Avant 40 TDi quattro the ideal family wagon or sporting holdall beam assist, leather front sports seats, brushed aluminium trim, powered heated folding door

mirrors, auto dimming rear view mirror, three‐zone climate control, keyless entry and start,

Ideal family wagon.

Facts at a Glance Model: Audi A4 Avant 40 TDi quattro S line S tronic Engine: 2.0 Turbocharged diesel developing 204PS Gears: 7-Speed DSG Automatic Performance: 0-100 km/h (62 mph) 7.6 seconds/Maximum Speed 210 km/h (130 mph) Economy: 5.4l/100km (52.3 mpg) Combined driving (WLTP) Emissions: 141 g/km (WLTP) Model tested was UK-specification and equipment levels and prices may vary in other markets.

power tailgate, cruise control, navigation and front and rear floor mats and the list goes on.

For a German car, where op‐ tions usually include everything, the A4 has an excellent stan‐ dard specification.

Diesel is not the fuel of favour, even less so than petrol, but econo‐ my is good and low d o w n torque im‐ pressive.

The sports suspen‐ sion certainly helps the A4 go around corners with alacrity.

Despite the S line’s reputation for a ride that’s on the firm side of firm the Avant soaks up the bumps well. The seats are somewhat of a different matter in that they stick to the suspen‐ sion’s reputation of being on the firm side of firm. Or perhaps I’m just getting old!

The instrumentation is a

paragon of clarity and there’s not too much in the way of digi‐ tisation, although a full return to buttons by all manufacturers would be a welcome, if unlikely,

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step. You see, I am getting old!

With the high quality build you would expect from Audi, the A4 is not only a nice place to be but it’s practical too. You don’t have to have an SUV, es‐ tate cars may not be in vogue as they once were, but get the right one eg the A4 Avant and it’s darned close to being the ideal family wagon or sporting holdall.

SPORT SUNDAY saw a triple header at Viñuela with the Walking Dead coming out top in both Hidromaster premier and Championship games, and As‐ ton Viñuela (A) pipping Walk‐ ing Dead (B) in the BAHA Irish Whiskey Cup game. Walking Dead ran out impressive 5‐0 winners in the A team game, and followed it up with a 5‐2 win in the B team game.

Plaudits to John Crumplin ex Brighton Legend who scored four goals. The cup game was much closer and was finally won by Viñuela 2‐1 in the dy‐ ing minutes of the games. The results see the Walking Dead top both leagues, and Aston Viñuela (A) will play Malaga (B) in the next round. Well done to evergreen Sheila Bella Clif‐ ford who became the first

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Walking Dead go top, history made at Viñuela and we mourn a great loss

The Walking Dead, Patrick van Dijk (below) and Sheila Bella Clifford (right). woman to captain a men’s side in a major competition in Spain. Well deserved.

Sad news over New Year

that Patrick Van Dijk, co‐ founder of the Hidromaster group, the main sponsor of both football leagues on the

Costa del Sol has passed away.

We all send our condolences to the family, and thank Patrick for his vital contribu‐ tion. A race night at the Harp & Shamrock in Fuengirola by Malaga WFC in Patrick’s mem‐ ory raised €760.00 for Cudeca.

Focus on Benahavis WFC. Benahavis is one of the biggest clubs in southern Spain. Lead

by Tony Ciffaldi, Benahavis WFC currently has two teams.

They train on Tuesdays and Saturdays at the Polideportivo Benahavis. For all information on walking football and to find your local club please go to walkingfooty.com on Face‐ book. Next week Calahonda.